Ep 1. Psyche and Eros

Psyche, the most beautiful princess in all of Greece, far outshining her two sisters, is sought by every suitor who lavish her with gifts and offer her marriage, caring not for who she truly is inside. All this attention to a mortal angers Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Out of vengeance, she sends her son Eros to fire one of his golden "˜love arrows' at Psyche to get her to fall in love with a mule. But instead Eros falls in love with Psyche, not for her beauty, but for her kind and caring nature. Determined to prove to his mother that Psyche will love him for who he really is -- and not because he's a god, Eros sees to it that Psyche is delivered to his magnificent palace, and then turning himself invisible, courts the beautiful princess. Soon Psyche falls in love with her invisible host, who will not reveal his identity. But Psych becomes lonely and convinces Eros to let her sisters visit her just once. When the jealous sisters fill Psyche's mind with the idea that her invisible lover might just be a monster preparing to devour her, Psyche's trust falters and she sneaks into Eros' bedroom and discovers his human form. But Eros is awoken, and angered over Psyche's lack of trust, sends her away. Begging to have a second chance, Psyche goes to Aphrodite who tells her if she wants Eros' forgiveness, she must journey to the underworld to fetch a box of beauty from Hades' Queen, Persephone, but warns her she must not open it. Psyche survives her underworld journey only to discover that it has made her grow old and gray. But having learned a lesson about true beauty, Psyche resists opening the box of beauty to restore her youth. In the end, she is reunited with Eros and his kiss brings back her beauty and their love for each other.