Cupid (Eros) falls in love with

• A. Hera
• B. Nyx
• C. Psyche
• D. Daphne

Answer: (C)

Cupid’s own love story centers on Psyche, a mortal woman whose extraordinary beauty draws him in and sets the whole tale in motion. He falls in love with her and longs to be with her, but Venus is jealous and tries to keep them apart. The romance unfolds through secrecy, trust, and a series of tasks Psyche must complete to prove her worth, ultimately leading to their marriage and Psyche’s ascent to immortality. This makes Psyche the best answer because the myth specifically portrays Cupid as falling in love with a mortal woman.

Hera is not Cupid’s love interest in this story; she’s a goddess whose own relationship dynamics with Zeus are unrelated to Cupid’s romantic plot. Nyx is the personification of night and doesn’t figure into Cupid’s romance in this tale. Daphne is a nymph associated with Apollo and a separate myth about transformation, not a story of Cupid falling in love.