Definition of psyche Psyche
/sajˈki/ - [saykee] - Psy•che
We found 14 definitions of psyche from 5 different sources.
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What does psyche mean?
WordNet
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| psyche - (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul | ||
| psyche - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" | ||
| mind, head, brain, nous | ||
| cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||
| noddle an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle" | ||
| tabula rasa a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) | ||
| ego (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind | ||
| unconscious, unconscious mind that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware | ||
| psyche - the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | ||
| soul | ||
| spirit a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character | ||
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Wiktionary 
- psyche (Noun)
The human soul, mind, or spirit. - psyche (Noun)
The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual. - psyche (Verb)
To put someone into a required psychological frame of mind. - psyche (Verb)
To intimidate someone emotionally using psychology. - psyche (Verb)
To treat someone using psychoanalysis.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- psyche (n.)
A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul. - psyche (n.)
The soul; the vital principle; the mind. - psyche (n.)
A cheval glass.
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mythology
Psyche (pronounce: SY-kee) is a mortal woman in Greek mythology. She was the wife of Eros and the mother of Hedone. She is always pictured with butterfly wings.
Legend of Psyche.
According to a story written by Lucius Apuleius in the 2nd century.
Psyche was not a natural-born goddess. She was the daughter of a king and queen. When Psyche grew up she was so beautiful and graceful that people dared to compare her beauty to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite was thought to be the most beautiful goddess/woman who ever lived, and Psyche made her jealous. All the gods and men who once loved Aphrodite now turned towards Psyche. This made Aphrodite very mad and jealous.
To get rid of Psyche, Aphrodite asked her son Eros to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest man on Earth. Eros shoots golden arrows which make people fall in love. He accidentally pricked himself with one of his arrows and fell in love with Psyche himself. He could not bear to do harm to her, so they got married and had a daughter name Hedone (called "Voluptas" in Roman mythology). Hedone is seen as the personification of lust.
Aphrodite said she would allow the marriage if Psyche could take a challenge and pass. Psyche was supposed to live with her husband without knowing who he was or what he looked like. Psyche's sisters Orotia and Thessela trick her into believing that her husband might be a monster or that he might be cheating on her so she lights a candle and looks at his face and finds out -
psychology
The Acient Greeks believed that the Psyche (or soul) was responsible for behaviour. In modern times, a distinction is made between soul, self and mind. The study of the mind is called Psychology, and a person who studies the mind and helps people with their mind problems is called a psychologist.
