L'Amour et Psych' enfants, Cupid and Psyche as Children, Myths and Legends, Greek Mythology. Psyche was so beautiful that people began to neglect the worship of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Venus was very jealous, and asked her son Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with a horrible monster. When he saw how beautiful she was, Cupid dropped the arrow meant for her and pricked himself, and fell in love with her.