Original: The legend of Cupid and Psyche ( also known as The Tale of Amour and Psyche and The Tale of Eros and Psyche ) first appeared as a digressionary story told by an old woman in Lucius Apuleius ' novel , The Golden Ass , written in the 2nd century AD .
Simplified: Today , Psyche is known from a story called The Golden Ass , written by Lucius Apuleius in the 2nd century .