Who Is The Oracle of Apollo at Miletus?
The god who delivers a terrifying oracle
Apollo
Apollo is a god of Greek mythology who rules over prophecy, music, and light. He had oracle sites in many places, where people went to hear the will of the gods.
In the story, Psyche's father sends messengers to Apollo's oracle at Miletus. Apollo answers in verse: "Place the girl on a lofty mountain crag as a bride. Her husband is no mortal, but a fierce, winged monster as cruel as a viper, feared even by Jupiter, king of the gods." This oracle leads Psyche to the mountain, and from there to the unseen palace. Later, her sisters also bring up the oracle to frighten her.
Apuleius jokingly writes that Apollo, though a Greek god, delivered his oracle in Latin for the sake of the story's author.
Episodes featuring this character3
NEWEpisode 1
Too Beautiful to Be LovedCupid and Psyche
Everyone worships her, but no one falls in love with her. Princess Psyche is so beautiful that she earns the jealousy of the goddess Venus. In this first episode, Psyche tells her father, "I want someone to really see me." Then the god of prophecy gives his answer: "Leave her on a mountain crag as a bride. Her husband is a winged monster."
19 pages
NEWEpisode 2
She Smiled on the Day She Wed a MonsterCupid and Psyche
Psyche is sent to a mountain crag to marry a husband who isn't human. Instead of falling apart, she comforts her weeping parents and leads the wedding procession on her own two feet. Left alone on the rock, she gives herself to the West Wind and is carried to a golden palace run by servants who are nothing but voices. Then night falls, and something comes toward her in the dark.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 5
"Your Husband's a Serpent." Now Look.Eros and Psyche (Cupid and Psyche)
Psyche is pregnant, and her sisters come to visit again. She tries to keep her husband's secret, but she slips and tells them a different story than last time. Jealous, the sisters whisper that her husband is a monster. That night, lying next to her sleeping husband, Psyche reaches a trembling hand toward the lamp…
19 pages