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Psyche

Syllabification: (Psy·che)
Pronunciation: /ˈsīkē/
Greek Mythology
Definition of Psyche
  • a Hellenistic personification of the soul as female, or sometimes as a butterfly. The allegory of Psyche’s love for Cupid is told in The Golden Ass by Apuleius.

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