Psyche (''Psyché'' in French) is the Greek term for "

soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

" (ψυχή). Psyche may also refer to:

Psychology

Psyche (psychology) In psychology, the psyche is the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious. Many thinkers, including Carl Jung, also include in this definition the overlap and tension between the personal and the collective elements in man. Psych ...

, the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious * ''Psyche'', an 1846 book about the unconscious by

Carl Gustav Carus Carl Gustav Carus (3 January 1789 – 28 July 1869) was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, he was a many-sided man: a doctor, ...

* ''Psyche'', an 1890-94 book about the ancient Greek concept of soul by

Erwin Rohde Erwin Rohde (; 9 October 1845 – 11 January 1898) was one of the great Germany, German classical scholars of the 19th century. Rohde was born in Hamburg and was the son of a doctor. Outside of antiquarian circles, Rohde is known today chie ...

* ''Psyche'' (consciousness journal), a periodical on the study of consciousness * ''Psyche'', a digital magazine on psychology published by

Aeon The word aeon , also spelled eon (in American and Australian English), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timeles ...

Psyche Cattell Psyche Cattell (August 2, 1893 – April 17, 1989) was an American psychologist who studied cognitive development in children. She was Chief Psychologist at Lancaster Guidance Clinic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1939-1963. She published a b ...

, (1893–1989), American psychologist

Religion and mythology

Psyche (mythology) Psyche (; el, Ψυχή, Psukhḗ ; ) is the Greek goddess A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the ...

, a mortal woman in Greek mythology who became the wife of Eros and the goddess of the soul *

Soul in the Bible The concept of an immaterial and Immortality of the soul, immortal soul - distinct from the body - did not appear in Judaism before the Babylonian exile,Tabor, JamesWhat the Bible says about Death, Afterlife, and the Future."The ancient Hebrews had ...

, spirit or soul in Judaic and Christian philosophy and theology

Arts and media

Based on Cupid and Psyche

*The story of ''

Cupid and Psyche Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from ''Metamorphoses'' (also called ''The Golden Ass''), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyc ...

'', mainly known from the Latin novel by Apuleius, and depicted in many forms: ** ''Cupid and Psyche'' (Capitoline Museums), a Roman statue **

Marlborough gem The "Marlborough gem" is a carved onyx cameo that depicts an initiation ceremony of Psyche and Eros. It is the most famous engraved gem in the extensive and prominent collection both inherited (through a marriage in 1762) and expanded by George ...

, a 1st-century carved cameo **''

Landscape with Psyche Outside the Palace of Cupid ''Landscape with Psyche Outside the Palace of Cupid'', or ''The Enchanted Castle'', 1664, is a painting, oil on canvas, by Claude Lorrain in the National Gallery, London. It was commissioned by Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, a Roman aristocrat. Its sub ...

'', a 1664 painting by Claude Lorrain, National Gallery London ** ''Psyché'' (play), a 1671 tragedy-ballet by Molière ** ''Psyche'' (Locke), a semi-opera of 1675 with music by Matthew Locke ** ''Psyché'' (opera), a 1678 opera with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully ** A 1714 violin sonata by Italian composer

Michele Mascitti Michele Mascitti (1664 in Villa Santa Maria (from Chieti); 24 April 1760 in Paris) was an Italian violinist and Baroque composer. Life Mascitti was educated by a relative, Pietro Marchitelli (1643-1729), a violinist in the royal court orchestr ...

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Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss ''Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss'' ( it, Amore e Psiche ; french: Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour; russian: Амур и Психея, Amúr i Psikhéja) is a sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by John ...

'' a sculpture of 1793 by Antonio Canova **

Psyche Psyche (''Psyché'' in French) is the Greek term for "soul" (ψυχή). Psyche may also refer to: Psychology * Psyche (psychology), the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious * ''Psyche'', an 1846 book about the unconscious by Car ...

, a six-canto allegorical poem by

Mary Tighe Mary Tighe (9 October 1772 – 24 March 1810) was an Anglo-Irish poet. Life and career Mary Blackford (or Blanchford) was born in Dublin, 9 October 1772. Her parents were Theodosia Tighe, a Methodist leader, and William Blachford (d.1773?), ...

first published in 1805 **

Cupid and Psyche (Thorvaldsen) ''Cupid and Psyche'' or ''Amor and Psyche'' is a sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen, begun in 1804 and completed in 1807. It shows Cupid and Psyche. It is now in the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) i ...

, a sculpture of 1808, Copenhagen **

Love and Psyche (David) ''Love and Psyche'' or ''Cupid and Psyche'' is an 1817 painting by Jacques-Louis David, now in the Cleveland Museum of Art. It shows Cupid and Psyche. It was produced during David's exile in Brussels, for the patron and collector Gian Battista S ...

, a painting of 1817, now in Cleveland **

Eros and Psyche (Robert Bridges) ''Eros and Psyche'' is a narrative poem with strong romantic and tragic themes: first published in 1885 by Robert Bridges. Bridges was licensed as a physician in England until 1882 when he was forced to retire due to a lung disease. He would then d ...

, poem of 1885 ** An 1888 symphonic poem by Belgian composer

César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...

** An 1898 fairy tale by

Louis Couperus Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and ske ...

** A 1924 classical music composition by

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was an Andalusian Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first hal ...

Music

Psyche (band) Psyche are a Canadian dark synthpop band, now based in Germany. They are centered on singer Darrin Huss, who has been the only constant member, with various line-ups including his brother Stephen Huss, later followed by David Kristian, Per-Ande ...

, a Canadian dark synthpop music group (formed 1982) * ''Psyche'' (album), a 1994 album by PJ & Duncan * A 2009 electronica song by Massive Attack on ''

Splitting the Atom Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei. The fission process often produces gamma photons, and releases a very large amount of energy even by the energetic standards of radioac ...

'' * "Psyche-Out", a 1963 instrumental by The Original Surfaris * ''The Psyche'' (Revolutionary Ensemble album), 1975

Other media

* A 1972 fictive anthology by Sándor Weöres *

Danielle Moonstar Danielle "Dani" Moonstar, originally codenamed Psyche and later Mirage, is a fictional Northern Cheyenne superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in the graphic novel ''The New Mutants'' (Sept. ...

, a character in the Marvel Comics universe * "Psyche" (''Duckman''), a 1994 episode of ''Duckman''

Science and technology

Biology

* ''Psyche'' (entomology journal), a periodical on entomology * ''Psyche'' (moth), a genus of moths in the bagworm family (Psychidae) * '' Leptosia nina'', or Psyche, a species of butterfly

Other uses in science and technology

16 Psyche 16 Psyche () is a large M-type asteroid discovered by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis on 17 March 1852 and named after the Greek goddess Psyche. The prefix "16" signifies that it was the sixteenth minor planet in order of dis ...

, an asteroid * Psyche (Red Hat Linux)

Vessels

* ''Psyche'' (spacecraft), an upcoming NASA orbiter of the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche * HMS ''Psyche'', one of various British naval ships * USS ''Psyche V'' (SP-9), a United States patrol vessel *

French frigate Psyché (1804) ''Psyché'' was a 36-gun vessel built between February 1798 and 1799 at Basse-Indre (Nantes) as a privateer. As a privateer she had an inconclusive but bloody encounter with of the Royal Navy, commanded by Commander Henry Lambert, off the Indian ...