Psyche
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The psyche is the human soul, mind, or spirit.
Psyche may refer to:
- Eros and Psyche, figures in Greek mythology
- Psyche (psychology), the original Greek conception of the self
- Soul or Self (psychology) or Mind
- In late Greek art and literature, a goddess who is the personification of the soul; she is primarily known for her role in the story of Cupid and Psyche, best attested in Apuleius' novel The Golden Ass
- Psyché, a French tragedy-ballet of 1671 and opera of 1678
With human psyche, human nature is often denoted.
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Mythology
- Psyche, Eros's sidekick or consort in Greek mythology and Cupid's consort in Roman mythology; Psyche later becomes a goddess herself, see Eros and Psyche
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