“Psyche wandered the earth, looking futilely for Eros. Once she saw an impressive temple on a mountaintop and thought that he might be there.
“She spent a long time climbing, but when she reached the summit, she discovered the temple was not a temple of Eros at all, but one for Demeter instead.
“Psyche noticed disorderly heaps of grain and farm implements. Rather than leave them in confusion, she put everything back in order. In the process, she pleased Demeter, who appeared to her and gave advice.
“The harvest goddess told her the key to winning back her husband would be to seek out Aphrodite and submit humbly to the goddess of love. If Psyche could gain Aphrodite’s forgiveness, then surely Eros would forgive her as well.
“Psyche had wandered into a land with which she was not familia
