Reading Notes: The Third Task

The story starts off with a character, Pysche,  reaching for her goal of climbing the mountain and if she doesn't accomplish it, she thinks there is no point to her life anymore. She is climbing a mountain and approaches a dreadful wall that seems difficult and deadly. The walls has spikes and and jags that don't seem to end until the gorge below. On the sides of the walls, snakes pop out and slither down the side. The water is warning her that if she attempts it, she will die. Psyche's entire body becomes stone because she's overwhelmed with the task she is about to accomplish. Suddenly, Jupiter's eagle was there to help with its wings outstretched to aid her. He saw the trouble she was facing and knew he needed to help. He asked her if she really thought she would be able to accomplish the task and get a drop from the water below. He went to fill the vial she was holding for her. He dodged all the obstacles, spikes and serpents, and got the water even though it threatened to harm him. He accomplished the task to help Psyche. 

The Third Task, translated to English by Tony Kline. 

Psyche and the Eagle. Source: Wikimedia Commons