Golden grain - First task. Psyche was placed in a room full of assorted grains and told to sort them by nightfall which she did with the aid of an army of ants. Sheep Horns, Blackthorn and Golden Fleece - Second task. Psyche was ordered to gather the golden fleece from the man-killing sheep. She accomplished this by following the advice of a talking reed, waiting until the sheep were asleep and then gathering the fleece caught on the thorns.
Blackthorn is the symbol of difficulty.
The Eagle of Zeus. Aphrodite commanded that a container of water from the dangerous waters of the Styx be brought to her. Psyche did this with the aid of the Eagle who flew to the Waterfall with the container. Jar of Ointment - Fourth task and the longest. She was ordered to descend into Hades and return with a jar of Persephene's beauty ointment.