Eros and Psyche: III
Oliver Davis, Simon Littlefield
Waking in the land of Pan
Psyche scours earth for a feather
Raging Aphrodite – mere mortal is with child –
Grinds rival beauty into the dirt
To find flown love, Psyche must pass the tests divine
Sort mountain of seeds from grain by dawn
Gather golden wool from murderous sheep
Fill pail from on high where black Styx plunges into hell
All these trials Psyche completes
With help from insect, plant and bird
Now, Aphrodite relent,
Send Psyche to her lover, heaven-sent ...
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