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1. Apuleius

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   The Psyche Myth
   The novel famously contains the embedded narrative of Cupid and Psyche, which is presented as a tale told by an old woman to distract Lucius (in ass-form) from hunger. This mythological antecedent details Psyche's trials and tribulations, including arduous tasks set by Aphrodite, demonstrating the soul's arduous journey toward divine union and immortality. This mythological arc established the symbolic linkage between profound suffering and eventual spiritual elevation, forming a bedrock for late Christian allegory cent…