I Had A Thought...

As the class is a basis for discussion, I thought that I'd bring about my thoughts on the "Cupid and Psyche" story.

I was struck by the mention of incest in the story, I wasn't quite sure why at first, but it stuck with me over the weekend. I re-read the story this Sunday and I figured out what it was that was getting under my skin about it.
Ok, Cupid and Venus have a little interlude of "Open-mouthed kisses" implying that they have a special relationship (to put it as "G" rated as possible). Now, Venus is pissed off because of the fact that Psyche's beauty is comparable to hers. Cupid now goes off and falls in love with Psyche (Following where this is going yet). Can this then be said to be a simple story of finding a woman just like dear old mom? I'm sure that Freud or someone else drew a similar conclusion with more $3 words, but it would seem that the mythical entertainment of the story is removed when it is analyzed in this fashion. I know that when I drew this conclusion the story lost much of its entertainment value.