Many years later, I read Apuleius's version of the myth of Psyche and Amor. Venus, Amor's mother, was so jealous of her son's love for Psyche that she attempted to seduce Amor in an effort to convince him to destroy his lover, which he would not do. Venus even imprisoned Amor and ordered Psyche to go to the underworld and bring up a casket filled with a day's worth of beauty. Eventually, Jupiter, Amor's father, came to his son's rescue and persuaded Venus to lay off the poor girl.