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Psyche (Psyché in French) is the Greek term for "soul" (ψυχή).
Psyche or La Psyché may also refer to:
Psychology
edit- Psyche (psychology), the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious
- Psyche, an 1846 book about the unconscious by Carl Gustav Carus
- Psyche, an 1890–1894 book about the ancient Greek concept of soul by Erwin Rohde
- Psyche (consciousness journal), a periodical on the study of consciousness
- Psyche, a digital magazine on psychology published by Aeon
- Psyche Cattell, (1893–1989), American psychologist
Religion and mythology
edit- Psyche (mythology), a mortal woman in Greek mythology who became the wife of Eros and the goddess of the soul
- Soul in the Bible, spirit or soul in Judaic and Christian philosophy and theology
Arts and media
editBased on Cupid and Psyche
edit- The story of Cupid and Psyche, mainly known from the Latin novel by Apuleius, and depicted in many forms:
- Cupid and Psyche (Capitoline Museums), a Roman statue
- Marlborough gem, a 1st-century carved cameo
- Landscape with Psyche Outside the Palace of Cupid, 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
- Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss a sculpture of 1793 by Antonio Canova
- Psyche, a six-canto allegorical poem by Mary Tighe first published in 1805
- Cupid and Psyche (Thorvaldsen), a sculpture of 1808, Copenhagen
- Love and Psyche (David), a painting of 1817, now in Cleveland
- Eros and Psyche (Robert Bridges), poem of 1885
- An 1888 symphonic poem by Belgian composer César Franck
- An 1898 fairy tale by Louis Couperus
- A 1924 classical music composition by Manuel de Falla
Music
edit- Psyche (band), 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
- "Psyche-Out", a 1963 instrumental by The Original Surfaris
- The Psyche (Revolutionary Ensemble album), 1975
Other media
edit- A 1972 fictive anthology by Sándor Weöres
- Danielle Moonstar, a character in the Marvel Comics universe
- "Psyche" (Duckman), a 1994 episode of Duckman
Science and technology
editBiology
edit- 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
edit- 16 Psyche, an asteroid
- Psyche (Red Hat Linux), code name for v8.0 (2002)
Vessels
edit- Psyche (spacecraft), a 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 ship Psyché, various ships of the French Navy
See also
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