The way that myths are written is very different than other stories that we read in the sense that the dialogue is much longer. Instead of having a conversation going back and forth between two people, the characters respond with long paragraphs. The characters are described in full, along with the settings of where the story takes place. When the author is describing the ocean and all the creatures surrounding Venus, it strongly resembles "The Little Mermaid". He mentions every sea creature that is present and what they are doing and it really makes you feel like you are in the story.
My other favorite part was when Pan was giving advice to Psyche, even though they had never spoken before and did not know each other. Pan gave helpful advice to Psyche about what to do about Cupid.
Cupid abandoning Psyche after declaring his love for her. By Coypel.
http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/apuleius-psyches-husband-revealed.html
Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche; http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/myth-folklore-unit-apuleiuss-cupid-and.html
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