Psyche

**Psyche**, also known as **Psyché** or **Psykhe** was the Greek goddess of the soul and the wife of Eros, the god of love and son of Aphrodite.

## History

### Divine Mortal Beauty

She was once a mortal princess whose extraordinary beauty earned the ire of Aphrodite when men began turning their worship away from the goddess towards the girl. Aphrodite commanded Eros make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous of men but the god instead fell in love and carried her off to his hidden palace. Eros hid his true identity and told Psyche she must never gaze upon his face.

### Trials of Aphrodite

Her jealous sisters, however, tricked her into disobeying and the angry god forsook her after she shone the candle light upon his figure and the candle flame itself was entranced by Eros' beauty that it leaped onto the god, singing him in the process. Psyche searched the world for her lost love, as well as meeting other deities like Pan, Demeter and Hera and eventually came into the service of Aphrodite. The goddess commanded her perform a series of seemingly impossible tasks (though she was usually helped by gods including Zeus) which culminated in a journey to the Underworld to get a dose of Persephone's beauty for Aphrodite.

### Ascending to Godhood

Everything goes according to plan, and Persephone grants Psyche's humble entreaty. As soon as she reenters the light of day, however, Psyche is overcome by a bold curiosity, and cannot resist opening the box in the hope of enhancing her own beauty. She finds nothing inside but an "infernal and Stygian sleep," which sends her into a deep and unmoving torpor. Meanwhile, Eros' wound has healed into a scar, and he escapes his mother's house by flying out of a window. When he finds Psyche, he draws the sleep from her face and place it back in the box, then pricks her with an arrow that does no harm. Psyche was afterwards reunited with Eros and the couple were married in a ceremony attended by all the gods.

## Powers and Abilities

**Absolute Beauty:** Psyche possesses an impossibly supreme level of beauty/handsomeness so absolute that in any attempts to look up such a magnificent being would drive others to fall for their pure yet incomprehensible beauty or presence for better or worse. Psyche's beauty proved to be absolutely infinite that even if suppressed to be viewed by others, they will still possess beyond an immense level of mouth-watering form that makes them the most desirable being in existence, even the idea of ever gazing upon their "true" beauty is futile. Even if Psyche has a scarred face, Psyche's beauty/handsomeness will still transcend the scar.

**Ascended Physiology:** Psyche has or can leave their body, enter a plane of higher existence, and become pure energy gaining various powers, the most obvious would be an intelligence that surpasses nearly every form of physical life that would give Psyche the ability to create incredibly advanced technology. Psyche still contain their bodies and can choose to switch between them when they want to.

**Breath of Life:** Psyche with this ability can release a breath that can bring anything near Psyche instantly to life. Psyche can bring to life objects or entities that were seen as lifeless and give life to the recently deceased.

**Butterfly Manipulation:** Psyche can control various species of butterflies. They control them to do their bidding, for example, helping them during situations, using them against foes, and using them to see locations and gather information about a particular place. Some can see through the butterfly eyes that are controlled allowing them to spy on others. Psyche can also understand or communicate with them, hence creating and strengthening friendships.

**Butterfly Physiology:** Psyche with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into butterflies.

**Compassion Manipulation:** Psyche can sense and manipulate the compassion, friendliness and kindness of themselves, people, animals and other creatures, whether by increasing, decreasing, causing or otherwise channeling compassion, even manifesting the emotional energy to physical level.

**Godly Incarnation:** Psyche with this power either is or merely has the traits of the One True God or The Supreme Being known in various religions especially Monotheism and Christianity as The Child of God and/or The One True God. Unlike Demigod Physiology, Deity Reincarnation, or Divine Avatar Psyche is not half-god, a reborn version of a god, or a simple avatar of a divine being, but a being made flesh out of the Supreme Being of their respective existence, being truly the exact embodiment of all godly aspects of the Supreme Being in physical form. This allows Psyche to access incredible amount of abilities as the fully expressed form of their divine creator and complete uses of their almighty power as they see fit.

**Indomitable Compassion:** Psyche possesses an indomitably strong compassion; a beautiful and benevolent emotion that drives their caring and sympathetic nature. Always concerned for the suffering of others and bringing emotional warmth to those in need.

**Indomitable Love:** Psyche possesses an indomitably strong love, an extraordinary and profound emotion that revolves around an intense feeling of deep affection towards others, empowering them to surmount any obstacle in existence. Love itself holds the power to conquer even the most formidable adversaries, defying death, fate, and all conceivable challenges.

**Invisibility:** Psyche can render themselves unseen by the naked eye and become invisible in visible spectrum. Psyche can move about an environment unseen by others and act without being observed. Psyche can choose to let certain people see them, while staying invisible to others. This kind of power can be used for stealth, causing chaos, and getting the upper hand against an opponent.

**Nature Spirit Physiology:** As an archetype, a nature deity is a god/goddess who represents or is associated with or in charge of forces of nature such as a water deity, vegetation deity, sky deity, solar deity, fire deity or any other naturally occurring phenomena such as mountains, trees, or volcanoes. They are the supreme guardians of nature, they search along the outside world and spread and protect nature they described to be personifications of nature. They have the power to grow, nurture and rejuvenate plant life and even create flowers out of nothing.

**Soul Embodiment:** Psyche becomes the living embodiment of physical manifestation or personification of the soul, the vital spiritual essence of all life. As a result, Psyche has limitless control over and immunity to it.