![]() ![]() On the far side of the palace she found storerooms made with noble skill, heaped to the roof with mounds of treasure. Now her desire to gaze on all these beautiful things led her to examine every object closely. Seduced by the attractions of this lovely place Psyche moved closer and, gaining confidence, dared to cross the threshold. And every other feature matched the house in magnificence, so you would have thought, rightly, that this was a heavenly palace made for Jove to use on his visits to the world. The rooms, the colonnades, the very doorposts glowed. Blessed twice over or more are those who tread on shining jewels and gems! The length and breadth of the rest of the house was equally beyond price, the walls constructed of solid gold gleaming with their own brilliance, so that even without the sun’s rays the house shone like day. Even the floors were of mosaic, pictures patterned from precious stones cut into tiny tiles. ![]() They were the work of some eminent master, or a demigod or god perhaps, who with the subtlety of great art had made creatures all of silver. ![]() There were coffered ceilings, exquisitely carved from ivory and citron-wood supported on golden pillars the walls were covered with relief-work in silver, wild beasts in savage herds met your gaze as you reached the doorway. You knew from the moment you entered you were viewing the splendid shining residence of a god. She saw a grove planted with great, tall trees she saw a glittering fount of crystal water.Īt the very centre of the grove beside the flowing stream was a regal palace, not made by human hands, but built by divine art. Psyche, pleasantly reclining in that grassy place on a bed of dew-wet grass, free of her mental perturbation, fell peacefully asleep, and when she was sufficiently refreshed by slumber, rose, feeling calm.
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