{"product_id":"psyche","title":"Psyche","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePsyche” represents the soul’s journey of transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe woman in the painting is surrounded by butterflies — the ancient symbol of the soul, since in Greek the word \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003epsyche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e means both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e“soul” and “butterfly.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHer calm gaze and the glowing patterns around her reflect the path of inner awakening, love, and spiritual elevation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis artwork is about a woman’s strength, her ability to love, endure, and rise into light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e⸻\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Story of Psyche and Eros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePsyche was a mortal woman of breathtaking beauty, so beautiful that people began worshipping her instead of Aphrodite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAngered, Aphrodite sent her son \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eEros\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, the god of love, to punish her — but Eros fell in love with Psyche himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe took her to his palace, visited her at night, but made her promise never to look at him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eInfluenced by jealousy, Psyche broke the rule and lit a lamp to see him — discovering that her mysterious lover was the god of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStartled by a drop of oil, Eros fled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHeartbroken, Psyche began her journey to win him back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe Trials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAphrodite gave Psyche \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003efour impossible tasks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eSort a mountain of grains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e — helped by ants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCollect golden fleece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e — by waiting until the dangerous rams calmed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eFetch water from a forbidden spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e — helped by Zeus’s eagle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eDescend into the Underworld\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e and bring a box of beauty from Persephone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eOpening the box, Psyche fell into a deep, deathlike sleep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eEros found her, revived her, and pleaded with Zeus to make her immortal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eZeus agreed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePsyche became \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ethe goddess of the soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, and their love became eternal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katerina Husmann","offers":[{"title":"40\"x40”","offer_id":58352504177027,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4921\/8435\/files\/FullSizeRender_a33000b0-ce35-4acd-bfc3-ac187b570426.jpg?v=1782700845","url":"https:\/\/husmanngallery.com\/products\/psyche","provider":"Husmann Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}