Essay Week 2: Sisters Envy

Siblings can be a blessing sometimes and other times they can cause you terrible pain. In the story of Cupid and Psyche, I believe that Psyche saw her sisters as a good part of her life in the beginning. In the story Psyche's sisters get married and move away leaving Psyche alone. She was so beautiful that no mortal could bring themselves to marry her. So her father is told a terrible being would take her and she would be wed to him. This happens, but much to Psyches surprise, the being was not terrible to her. He cared deeply for her but would not reveal who he was. Psyche sisters find out she has been taken and wed. They come home to console their grieving parents. They then decide to go to the cliff where Psyche was taken. Psyche brings them down to her home but does not reveal anything about her husband. She sends her sisters off with riches and believes all is well. On the other hand, the sisters became very envious of Psyche and decided to find out more about her mysterious husband. They go back and again are greeted by Psyche. They start asking questions again. Psyche not remembering the answers from the last time tells new ones. She then sends the sisters away with riches. The sisters know right away that she doesn't know who the husband is. They decide that Psyche doesn't deserve the lifestyle she is in and come up with a plan to take it away from her. Again, they return and start asking questions and filling Psyche head with evil ideas. This causes Psyche to turn on her husband and makes him leave her. While Psyche is out trying to find her husband the sisters return one at a time to try to take the husband for themselves. Her sisters end up dying in this attempt. After many tasks Psyche gets her husband Cupid back. If the sisters would have been happy for their sister then none of this would have happened. Instead their envy led to their own death. So be happy for your siblings even if they have more than you. Your envy could cause you to do terrible things.

 

Psyche and Her Sisters

Web source:  The Jealousy of Psyche's Sisters, Wikipedia