CUPID AND PSYCHE. 157 
Acacia was transplanted to the garden of the gods, and 
the Everlasting Pea trailed about the bowers of Olym¬ 
pus ; while the Marigold was changed to a worshiper 
of the sun, hung with grief, and pain, and sorrow, in 
his absence, but when present, turning to the God of 
Day with its golden smile of love. Ages have passed 
away since the mouth of that cool cavern was closed 
for ever : for numberless years was it guarded by the 
angry Gorse, and never dare either nymph or swain 
venture within sight of those golden-headed spears, 
after that cavern had been hallowed by the presence 
of Love. Altars were erected in those valleys, and 
yeaned lambs offered up to the immortal nymph, 
whom they believed often came back in the form of a 
butterfly, to visit the green glades of Arcadia ; and 
many a piece of ancient sculpture, half buried with 
flowers, has been found in the vale of Arcadia, repre¬ 
senting Cupid and Psyche enfolded in each other’s 
arms. 
