Narrator: For as long as there was darkness, and until
there was the light, the deities lived in the heavens,
praised, but out of sight. The power they held they used
for good, blessing the mortals as they should. Certainly
they were above all else, but they existed as we exist
ourselves. Here is a story: elapsed and timeless, untold
and altered enough. Here is a tale of a god and His
goddess, here is their tale of love.
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[Setting: Olympus]
Zeus: Brothers! How have you been? Hades?
Hades: You know how we are, Zeus.
Zeus: It’s nice to see you again, Persephone.
Persephone: All the same. I’ll leave you three on your
own now. Excuse me.
Hades: Of course. I’ll catch up to you later.
Zeus: Hades, don’t be so moody. We rarely get together
like this. Poseidon, didn’t you have something to tell us?
Poseidon: Right. Have you heard? There are rumors
going around about a human. Word around Olympus is
that she’s the most mesmerizing woman to ever exist.
Hades: Why would gods and goddesses even care about
those trivial mortals?
Poseidon: Because she’s beautiful. Believe me, I’ve seen
her myself!
Zeus: How beautiful?
Poseidon: She’s absolutely stunning.
Hades: How stunning?
Poseidon: It’s so hard to explain, but when you see her
yourself it all just makes perfect sense.
Zeus: You’re bluffing.
Poseidon: No, I swear by it. If you don’t believe me then
I’ll say it. Her beauty surpasses Aphrodite!
Aphrodite: What did you just say? Have you officially
lost your mind, Poseidon?
Hades: Please, don’t be so troubled about Poseidon.
He’s just –
Aphrodite: Sh! You’re saying that one petty little human
girl is more beautiful than me, Aphrodite, the Goddess
of love and beauty herself.
Hades: Why does that matter so much? You said it
yourself, you’re a goddess. She’s a human.
Aphrodite: Do you know what matters more than
power? Purpose. It’s having a place in this world, and
I’m not going to let her take mine away from me. Who
is she? Give me her name. Now.
Poseidon: Psyche.
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Narrator: And so a blissful evening had suddenly turned
vile. For Aphrodite found that her lover already had a
child. This child was her blessing though he turned his
back on her, but now that very blessing had become a
curse. The child had grown into the beautiful Psyche –
adored and loved for her flawless beauty.
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[Setting: Aphrodite’s home]
Aphrodite: So this is what betrayal feels like the second
time around. The man I loved lied, and now his
daughter is a threat to me. You two, bring my son in
here now!
Nymphs: Yes. Aphrodite’s son, there he is. With his
arrows he delivers love, but his own heart is amiss.
Nymph 1: Eros, Aphrodite is calling for you.
Eros: Tell her I’ll be there in a minute.
Nymph 2: Of course, Eros!
Nymphs: [giggling]
Eros: What is it?
Aphrodite: No more arrows for today, son. You’re going
on a special mission instead.
Eros: Is this about that human girl who’s prettier than
you?
Aphrodite: Be quiet. Don’t interrupt your mother when
she’s talking. Now I want you to find that human girl her
match. Find that Psyche the ugliest man you’ve ever
seen. Make sure it happens, Eros. I’m counting on you.
Eros: What? Mother, I don’t mean to disrespect you,
but that just doesn’t seem right.
Aphrodite: Eros. I am counting on you.
Eros: Fine.
Aphrodite: I knew you’d come around. Thank you, son.
Artemis: [knocks]
Aphrodite: Come in.
Artemis: It’s me.
Aphrodite: Artemis! What a pleasant surprise. Wow… so
the Goddess of the Hunt learned how to make dinner.
Artemis: It’s nothing much. I just dropped by.
Eros: Well I’ll get going now.
Artemis: Wait you’re leaving? Now?
Eros: I’m on a special mission actually.
Artemis: Oh. Could it wait until after you eat?
Eros: Sorry, Artemis. Mother’s orders. I’ll see you
around.
Artemis: Good luck! Take care Eros!
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Narrator: Eros flew down and soon found Psyche. He
had his doubts, and he felt guilty. He knew it was
wrong. He knew it was selfish. But his mother would
never leave him alone, so he wanted to put his mission
to a finish.
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[Setting: Psyche’s Home]
Psyche’s Father: Psyche, be polite when you meet your
suitor later. He’s a very powerful man. Don’t disappoint
me. This is our chance to finally thrive.
Psyche: Father… I don’t want to do this.
Psyche’s Father: Are you listening to yourself? We could
be rich! We can’t just waste this opportunity. Get
yourself together. I know it’s hard but you’re doing this
for all of us, remember?
Psyche’s Sister 1: Don’t be so crude, Psyche.
Psyche’s Sister 2: Yeah. You should be grateful.
Psyche’s Sister 3: Stop being so selfish.
Psyche’s Father: Your sisters are right. This is our
chance. Smile a little. Look even prettier for the suitor,
alright?
Psyche: Okay.
Psyche’s Sister 1: What a fuss.
Eros: That’s just wrong. Are you… okay?
Psyche’s Father: Psyche!
Psyche: I’m on my way, Father!
Eros: I must be losing my mind. I keep forgetting she
can’t hear or see me.
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[Setting: Dining Room]
Psyche’s Father: It’s wonderful to finally meet you. I’m
Psyche’s Father. These are my daughters, and this is
Psyche.
Psyche’s Suitor: It’s nice to see you, Psyche.
Psyche’s Father: Please, take a seat. So what brings you
here for today?
Psyche’s Suitor: Well, before I get to that, I brought gifts
for everyone. Silver for you, sir, jewelry for your
daughters, and I didn’t bring anything for Psyche
because there’s something I’d like to ask of her instead.
I came here to ask for her hand in marriage.
Psyche: Marriage? I barely know you. I don’t even know
your name!
Psyche’s Father: Oh, Psyche. You and your sense of
humor. Of course! Not a problem with that. Psyche is all
yours.
Psyche: Father. No. Please.
Psyche’s Father: When do we make the arrangements?
Psyche’s Suitor: I’d love to show you the plans I’ve
made. Follow me outside.
Psyche’s Sister 1: That was fast. Congratulations.
Marriage for you and money for us. Look at this jewelry!
Psyche’s Sister 2: I can’t wait until you get out of here.
It’ll feel so nice without you being in the spotlight all the
time.
Psyche’s Sister 3: Psyche this, Psyche that, and for
what? You’re pretty, sister. But that’s all you are.
Psyche: [crying alone]
Eros: [sitting beside her] That was terrible… You still
look beautiful when you cry.
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Narrator: In that very moment when Eros looked at
Psyche, he felt her pain in his own heart. Although this
God was powerful and mighty, the sight of that girl
crying tore him apart. Days had gone by and Eros
lingered still, he never left her side, because there he
found tranquil. On the day of Psyche’s wedding, Eros
was afraid. The marriage would still go on, no matter
how hard she’d try to deny and persuade.
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[Setting: Wedding]
Psyche: Father, I know you want me to marry him
because we need the money, and I want our family to
stop suffering too. But not like this. It’s just not right.
Psyche’s Father: Psyche it’s the best option there is
right now. You have to.
Psyche: Not once in my life have I asked anything from
you. I respected you for as long as I lived. I’ve always
listened to you. Please. Just this once. Hear me out. I
don’t want this.
Psyche’s Father: I’m sorry.
Psyche’s Sister 1: Don’t even think of running away.
Psyche’s Sister 2: If you mess this up for us I don’t think
I’ll forgive you.
Psyche’s Sister 3: It’s not just about you all the time.
Snob.
Psyche: Wait, help me! Please! Please don’t leave me
alone!
Psyche’s Sister 1: Ugh. Let go!
Psyche: No! Please! Help me!
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Narrator: That was the last straw. That was all it took.
Eros was enraged, and you’d know if you had taken a
look. He took the form of a hideous beast, and
concealed himself with a cloak. He knew his mother
would be displeased when she found out about the
promise he broke. Eros was furious, and he had enough.
He was going to defend his new found love.
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[Setting: Wedding, Psyche is walking down the aisle]
Eros: No! Psyche!
Person 1: What’s going on?
Person 2: Is that a beast?
Person 1: What is he doing?
Person 2: Who is he?
Eros: I am the ugliest man you’ve ever seen.
Psyche: Who are you?
Eros: Come with me, Psyche.
Psyche’s Father: Stop him!
[Eros and Psyche run away from the wedding]
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Eros: Are you okay?
Psyche: I’m fine. Hey. Thank you… You know my name,
but I still don’t know yours.
Eros: I’m… My name is…
Psyche: You know what, it’s okay. Thank you so much. I
needed to get away from there. How did you know
that?
Eros: I was watching you from afar for quite a while
now. But I’m not a creep or anything, I promise. You just
looked so miserable and I couldn’t help it.
Psyche: [hugs Eros] Thank you.
Eros: Eros. My name is Eros.
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Narrator: Eros and Psyche stayed together, away from
the rest of the world, hidden. Because what Psyche
didn’t know was that what they had was forbidden. For
days they found comfort in each other’s embrace. For
weeks they formed a bond that not even the strongest
force could erase. It was love. They had fallen for each
other, and they weren’t ashamed to admit. They had
been looking for a great adventure, and here it was.
This was it. Everything seemed so perfect that Eros
seemed to forget, that even after all this time, he still
had a secret.
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Psyche: He never fixes up before he goes to bed. This
place is a… What is this? Why would Eros have a bow?
Eros: Psyche? What are you doing?
Psyche: Eros, what is this?
Eros: Hey don’t mess around with that!
Psyche: Eros, can you tell me the truth? Please?
Eros: It’s hard to explain.
Psyche: I know I’m going to sound absolutely crazy,
but… Eros, are you some sort of divinity? A God?
Eros: …
Psyche: So you are. Why didn’t you tell me? I poured
out my heart to you. You know everything about me.
And I thought I knew everything about you, but I don’t.
I’m sorry. It just feels so unfair. I know you’ve done so
much for me, but… you lied. You lied to me.
Eros: Psyche, it’s not like that. What I did was wrong, I
know, but I love you. I did all that to protect you.
Psyche: You love me? Then why don’t you trust me?
Eros, I don’t even know if that’s really your name. I
don’t know how much of you is you or how much of this
is actually real, but I love you. I love you so much that
right now it hurts. It hurts that I’m in love with someone
I don’t even know.
Eros: Psyche, I’m sorry.
Psyche: I need some time to think. Away from here.
Eros: I understand.
Psyche: [leaves while crying]
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Narrator: Psyche left confused, and Eros returned home
broken. Eros realized that now that she knew, she’d
never want to see him again. He cried so much that his
mother heard, and Psyche felt so shattered. When
Aphrodite knew, she was not angered. Instead she felt
pity. She had witnessed another love fail.
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[Setting: Aphrodite’s home]
Artemis: What happened to Eros? He’s a mess.
Aphrodite: Did he tell you anything?
Artemis: I didn’t let him. He looked too tired. And Eros Open curtains
is never that tired. What’s going on?
[Setting: Olympus]
Aphrodite: Artemis, I’m telling you this because I trust
Eros: What did you do? Why is the earth in chaos?
you, okay?
Zeus: They forgot who we were, and we had to remind
Artemis: Yes. What is it? Is he sick?
them.
Aphrodite: Much worse. Eros… he’s brokenhearted. My
Eros: But why? They’ve done nothing wrong.
poor son.
Poseidon: They blamed us for the disappearance of
Artemis: Brokenhearted? Over who? A Goddess? A
Psyche.
nymph?
Eros: No! They didn’t! Make it stop! You’re hurting
Aphrodite: That’s the part that scares me the most. It
them!
was Psyche. The human girl.
Hades: What do you mean they didn’t? Artemis told us
Artemis: A human girl?! She did that to Eros?!
all about it. They disregard us all.
Aphrodite: Artemis… find her. Make sure she never
Eros: Artemis? Why would you say that?
bothers him again. Please.
Artemis: Because it’s true. Because they deserve it.
Artemis: I will.
Because you’re getting hurt. Because of those humans
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Open curtains Eros: What are you even talking about?

[Setting: Olympus] Artemis: I know, okay? I found out. You loved her, but it
didn’t work out. You’re a mess, Eros.
Artemis: Hey! All of you, listen up! The humans have
turned against us. Eros: That’s none of your business. Artemis I know
you’re worried about me because you’re my friend, but
Zeus: What nonsense are you babbling?
you’re going too far. Don’t do this.
Artemis: I know. It’s shocking, but it’s true. Ever since
Artemis: No! Don’t you understand, Eros? You’re not
one of the human girls went missing, they’ve been
just a friend to me! And I feel so stupid knowing I have
blaming us for keeping her to ourselves.
feelings for you because it’s against everything I am and
Poseidon: Psyche? everything I believe in! When I found out that you were
heartbroken over Psyche, I got so angry. Because seeing
Artemis: Yes. Her. They think we took her. We didn’t, you in that much pain hurt me too.
and they don’t believe us. They don’t respect us
anymore. That’s why we have to show them why we’re Zeus: You lied to us about the humans turning against
the ones in Olympus and they’re the ones down there in us?
the first place.
Poseidon: And we’ve been punishing them for nothing?
Persephone: What about Psyche? Where is she?
Apollo: Don’t blame my sister for this disaster.
Artemis: Wherever she may be, she doesn’t matter.
Eros: Look. Things are not okay right now, but we’re
Finding her won’t be hard, and killing her will be easy.
better than this. We can turn this around. Psyche is still
Hades?
out there. It’s dangerous.
Hades: I’ll take care of it myself.
Hades: Psyche? You’re worried about Psyche right now?
Artemis: Who’s with me?
Persephone: Stop arguing! It’s pointless!
Apollo: I am, sister. Let’s get moving.
Aphrodite: She’s right. Eros… Psyche is dead.
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Artemis: I’m sorry for everything. I’m sorry. I’m sorry,
Narrator: The mortals suffered meaninglessly. There Eros. [crying]
were earthquakes, fires, storms, floods, thousands of
Apollos: Artemis, wait! This isn’t over, Eros.
deaths. The humans experienced the most ruthless
calamities brought upon by the Gods. Close curtains

People: [screaming in the background] What have we Narrator: The pandemonium had died down, and so had
done to deserve to be destroyed? What sin have we something inside Eros. Everything was back to normal
committed to be punished? Why are the Gods cross and now, except him. He couldn’t stop thinking about her,
annoyed? Humanity is being admonished! and he couldn’t stop regretting. Thinking of the last
time they talked to each other just made him feel Eros: Psyche! No!
worse.
Persephone: Why would you do that?! Are you out of
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[Setting: Aphrodite’s home]
Aphrodite: Eros, you really need to get out of the house.
Eros: Do you think things would have turned out
different if I ran after her when she left?
Aphrodite: Son, don’t do this to yourself. Please.
Eros: I was just thinking that maybe, if I had made her
stay she would still be here.
Aphrodite: I know that it hurts, and I’m not telling you
to stop feeling hurt. But you have to get a grip.
Persephone’s outside. She came to see you.
Eros: Okay.
Persephone: Eros? I have something important to show
you. You might want to fix up a bit.
Eros: No, no, no. Psyche, don’t leave me again. Please
don’t. No!
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Narrator: Their love might not have lasted until the very
end of time, but it lasted until Psyche’s last breath.
Their time was cut short by those who envied their
happiness, and because of that, Psyche was not
completely gone. She was killed, but she was given the
gift of divinity. She became a deity. Psyche – The
Goddess of Souls, had reunited with her love, Eros.
Their story didn’t end there after all.
This was the story of Eros and Psyche, a tale of
forbidden love altered through time, but unchanging in
certainty.

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Narrator: Persephone took him to the underworld, and

Eros was just confused. She took him to a room that
was farther away from all the others. It was silent, and
the underworld almost seemed like a peaceful place.

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[Setting: Room]

Eros: Why did you bring me here?

Persephone: Just open the door.

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Narrator: Eros slowly opened the door, and he couldn’t

believe what he saw.

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Psyche: Eros? It’s you!

Eros: Psyche… you’re alive! How?

Psyche: Persephone kept me here and made everyone

believe I was a goner. They all did, and it worked.

Eros: I’m so happy to see you.

Psyche: I missed you.

Eros: About before, I’m really sorry I didn’t tell you

earlier. I really should have. No more secrets from now
on.

Psyche: It’s okay. You’re here right now. And I think

that’s what matters most.

Eros: [hugs Psyche]

Psyche: [gets shot with arrow]

Apollo: If my sister can’t be happy, nobody can.