Fear shows up alot during the story of Psyche and Cupid. From the beginnning when Psyche's father finds out that she will marry a hideous beast up untill Psyche thinks that a serpent like monster is sleeping with her during the night. Some specific examples of fear during the first 8 chapters would be when Psyche laid in bed and she heard her unknown husband come into the room. Since she could not see him because it was dark she was, "virginitati suae metuens et pavet et horrescit" (li 23-24). Another example of fear in the reading is when Psyche's sisters persuaded her to believe that her husband was a monster who wanted to eat her and her baby. Once she heard this, " Tunc Psyche misella rapitur verborum tam tristium formidine..."
( li 16).
The opposite of fear would be calm, welcomed and love. When Psyche was first brought down to her new home she was completely calm. Psyche, "In toro roscidi graminis suaviter recubans dulciter conquievit"(li 1).
She then went into the beautiful palace that was made "Non humanis manibus"(li 4). She was completely calm and she felt very welcomed when she entered the palace. Througout her time in her new home she was full of calmness and love, there was no fear in her at all.
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