Mythology & Folklore
Psyche and Venus
Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning · From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 5
Mythology & Folklore
And Psyche brought to Venus what was sent
By Pluto's spouse; the paler, that she went
So low to seek it, down the dark descent.
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Codex Note
From Apuleius, Metamorphoses, Book VI.
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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “Psyche and Venus.” Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/browning_e/381/.
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