Never part with it nor allow the flame to die, through all thy trials. Priestess gives Psyche the lighted lamp from Juno's altar. From the altar of Venus comes the stranger, hooded and robed in scarlet. He comes behind Psyche and places his hands on her shoulders. My will is turned to water and my strength to childhood.
Psyche swings round, facing the stranger and holds out the lamp.
Take heed, Psyche. If thou dost see me in the light, I must leave thee and Love is lost. Stranger throws off his hood. Know that I am Eros, God of love. Thy cold mind has cast me forth.