#myth and psyche

[shisasan]

@apoloadonisandnarcissus

This analysis is nothing short of brilliant, deeply discerning, rich in psychological insight, and built on a clear understanding of Jungian archetypes. The exploration of Ellen’s Persona, Shadow, and ultimate individuation is exceptionally strong, offering a layered interpretation that doesn’t merely dissect but truly animates the forces at play within her psyche.

I would only expand on a few key elements to add further depth:

In classical Jungian terms, Orlok is not just Ellen’s object of lust but also her Thanatos drive (death drive), a longing for dissolution, for the abyss. This adds complexity to her attraction to him, as it is not purely sexual but existential. The scene where Ellen dreams of marrying Death (Orlok) could also be understood as an initiation into a mystical union with the unconscious, a surrender not just to desire but to transformation itself.

Ellen’s journey is not solely about accepting her Shadow, it is about moving toward the Self, Jung’s term for total psychic integration. By the end, Ellen is neither the Victorian maiden nor the repressed woman projecting her darkness onto Orlok. She has become something more, her Self in the Jungian sense, dissolving the duality between purity and corruption, between control and surrender.

Contrary to Freudian assertions, it might be more accurate to say that from a Jungian perspective, Ellen’s father figure (whether real or internalized) represents the restrictive laws of her upbringing, a rebellion against patriarchal control.

If Orlok is seen as both animus and devouring father, the tension comes from Ellen’s struggle between submission and autonomy.

This exploration doesn’t just interpret, it initiates a dialogue with the unconscious, which is precisely what Jung would have intended. I absolutely enjoyed reading it.

🜍 ⟡ ⟢

[th1rdt3chnician]

who up hating pop psychology

[gigizetz]

Eros and Psyche (happy Valentine's Day :D)

[yoldels]

Some of my thoughts summarized about the ending of episode 10

[ari-orangebox-collection]

This is romance. This is brutality.

[annawayne]

Never Let Me Go

[fafameow]

they make me cry

[bugwolfsstuff]

'Apollo will just forget his lesson and go back to old habits after a few years. He wont change—'

Okay explain why you think that other than 'hurr durr he's a god and they don't change' because that's a stupid fucking reason. That's Hermes' mentality and he is NOT a good role model (I love him tho)

And honestly presuming someone will always go back to being a bad person after they tried to better themselves because time has passed/their upbringing is straight up a bad mindset to have in general. You WANT people to be better. Prematurely deciding they'll give up and stay bad is how you make sure they stay bad.

[ivettaflowerblooom]

Eros and Psyche by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889.

[br3adtoasty]

Eros and Psyche for Valentine’s Day! 💘

[shisasan]

Carl Gustav Jung, Man and his Symbols First published 1964

[nandysparadox]

♡ psyche and eros ⁠♡

design variations for different points in the myth + design notes under the cut 🦋💘

♡ reblogs are very appreciated ^_^ ♡

with psyche i took inspiration from a lot of different places when it comes to her outfits, and it was very fun coming up with them! eros looks a lot like my design for epic!aphrodite :)

notes that didn't make fit there:

my eros and aphrodite designs both have this dyed pastel hair look, and i wanted something similar with psyche so i gave her pastel blue streaks! it's not her entire hair, as a nod to the fact that she was once mortal :)

turns out aphrodite doesn't have those pearl anklets actually but it was too late to fix it lol it's still cute, eros and psyche are matching 💖

[koipalm]

in the myth of eros and psyche, her last task is go to the underworld and retrieve some of persephone's beauty. so here's her in hades, where zagreus hasn't found his mother yet. the 'beauty of persephone' she brings back are gifts from zagreus, as he's the last of his mother's beauty in the underworld

[akiacia]

the myth of eros and psyche

[tenoart]

hi tenoart! youre my favorite artist EVER, and I was wondering if there'd be anyway you could doodle psyche or draw her? I know shes not related to epic very much, but I'm rping as her in an epic rp server, and I need a pfp and I would LOVE to use your art!!

No stress if you can't!!! Idk if you take art reqs..!!!

I couldn't get a color pallets down for her that I liked but here she is!! I wish I could get a pallet for her down to draw her with Hades! Thanatos ngl

[thefugitivesaint]

Errol Le Cain (1941-1989), ''Cupid and Psyche'' by Walter Pater, 1977 Source