The story is about Psyche (/'saIki:/, Greek: Psukhe [phsy:.khe:], "Soul" or "Breath of Life") and Cupid (Latin: Cupido, "Desire") or Amor ("Love," Greek Eros") overcoming barriers to their love, and their eventual union in a sacred marriage. Psyche's father, APHRODITE, gave her away in marriage to Cupid because he feared that if she stayed in home, she would die. But Psyche did not want to marry any man and fled her wedding ceremony with help from HERMES. She took refuge with HERCULES but was still afraid that if she stayed there too long, she would die. So she wandered around looking for a safe place to live until she came across CUPID. He told her that they could be married if she could stand the heat of his arrow when it was fired from his bow. Of course, she agreed. After their marriage, Cupid told Psyche that they needed to go see the world so he could prove to her that their marriage was real by showing her all the beauty that exists on earth. They traveled throughout the world for several years and saw many amazing things including the sea, mountains, rivers, and many kinds of animals. During these travels, Cupid shot his arrows at everything that he thought might scare or delight Psyche. When they returned home, they found out that their first child had been born: VALENTINE.