—Lewis Morris.
He bore her away to Mt. Olympus where their union was blessed by the gods.
“So now in steadfast love and happy state,
They hold for aye their mansion in the sky,
And send down heavenly peace on those who mate,
In virgin love, to find their joy thereby.”
—Robert Bridges.
INTERPRETATION.
Cupid is an emblem of the heart. The Greek word for butterfly is Psyche and the same word means soul.
“The butterfly the ancient Grecians made