23-Cupid and Psyche: Burned

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this famous story from Greek Mythology, we'll meet Cupid (not a baby), as he accidentally nicks himself with his own arrow. In a podcast episode that is like the movie "Mean Girls" with a trip to the Greek underworld, you'll see why it is against the law to harbor someone who's prettier than a goddess.
The creature of the week is a forest creature that operates on a very annoying wood chip economy.
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"Sonar Despierto" by Zifhang
"Sidecar" by Podington Bear
"The Vault" by Trigg & Gusset
"The Coil Winds" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Transmogrify" by Podington Bear
"Here is Now" by Ketsa
"Trellis" by Podington Bear

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0:00.0	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, I'll be telling the story of Cupid and Psychie,
0:04.8	a famous love story from Greek mythology.
0:07.1	You'll see why you shouldn't do trust-falls with someone who hates you, and how, if you
0:11.5	haven't seen someone's face, it's apparently super reasonable to assume they're a horrific
0:15.3	snake monster.
0:16.4	Then, on the creature of the week, it's another force creature, and you'll see how, if you're
0:21.9	unwilling to take a chance on love, you might be the real monster.
0:31.5	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 23, burned.
0:38.9	This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore that have shaped our world.
0:45.5	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprise and origins.
0:49.8	Here's our stories you probably haven't heard, but really should.
0:53.5	This is a very famous story from Greek mythology.
0:55.8	It's safe to assume that it's set in a world of the ancient Greeks or Romans.
0:59.2	The earliest version we have this story is from Ustius of Poulius, the second century
1:02.8	AD.
1:03.8	It was written for Romans when the Roman Empire was at the height of its power.
1:07.0	Christianity wasn't anywhere close to an official religion yet, so the Greco-Roman
1:10.6	Pantheon was still worshiped by the majority of the people in the empire.
1:14.6	The Greco-Roman Pantheon, which rules for Olympus, is immortal.
1:18.5	But in my opinion, they're basically like humanity at its worst.
1:22.0	They are uncontrollable, id, completely focused on pleasure seeking and gratifying whatever
1:26.3	desires may arise, with seemingly no limitations.
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