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1、Appendix:Activity1.1.7CUPIDANDPSYCHE‘Onceuponatimetherelivedakingandqueenwhohadthreeverybeautifuldaughters.Theyweresobeautiful,infact,thatitwasonlyjustpossibletofindwordsofpraisefortheeldertwo,andtoexpressthebreath-takinglovelinessoftheyoungest,thelikeofwhichh
2、adneverbeenseenbefore,wasbeyondallpowerofhumanspeech.Everydaythousandsofherfather’ssubjectscametogazeather,foreignerstoo,andweresodumbfoundedbythesightthattheypaidherthehomageduetotheGoddessVenusalone.Theypressedtheirrightthumbsandforefingerstogether,reverentl
3、yraisedthemtotheirlipsandblewkissestowardsher.Thenewsofhermatchlessbeautyspreadthroughneighboringcitiesandcountries.Somereported:"ImmortalVenus,bornfromthedeepblueseaandrisentoHeavenfromitsfoam,hasdescendedonearthandisnowincarnateasamortalatwhomeveryoneisallow
4、edtogaze."Others:"No,thistimetheearth,notthesea,hasbeenimpregnatedbyaheavenlyemanationand96hasborneanewGoddessofLove,allthemorebeautifulbecausesheisstillavirgin."Theprincess’sfamewascarriedfartherandfartherindistantprovincesandstillmoredistantonesandpeoplemade
5、longpilgrimagesoverlandandseatowitnessthegreatestwonderoftheirage.Asaresult,nobodytookthetroubletovisitVenus’sshrinesatCyprianPaphosorCarianCnidosorevenintheisleofCytherawhereherlovelyfootfirsttoucheddryland;herfestivalswereneglected,herritesdiscontinued,thecu
6、shionsonwhichherstatueshadbeenproppedathersacredtemplefeastswerekickedaboutthefloor,thestatuesthemselveswereleftwithouttheirusualgarlands,heraltarswereunsweptandclutteredwiththefoulremainsofmonths-oldburnedsacrifices,hertempleswereallowedtofallintoruins.‘Whent
7、heyoungprincesswentoutonhermorningwalksthroughthestreets,victimswereofferedinherhonour,sacredfeastsspreadforher,flowersscatteredinherpath,androsegarlandspresentedtoherbyanadoringcrowdofsuppliantswhoaddressedherbyallthetitlesthatreallybelongedtotheGreatGoddesso
8、fLoveherself.ThisextraordinarytransferofdivinehonourstoamortalnaturallyangeredthetrueVenus.Unabletosuppressherfeelings,sheshookherheadmenacinglyandsaidtoherself:"Reallynow,whoeverw
