Apuleius
Americannoun
noun
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This is funny, but Apuleius is ultimately just more material, more Bubble Wrap to pop.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024
It shows Raine reviewing an aspect of the Jung-approved quest, that of Psyche, as told by Apuleius in The Golden Ass.
From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2019
Her father was the school librarian, and she spent most of her time there with him, reading whatever she could get her hands on—poetry, Apuleius, Jules Verne, the encyclopedia.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2019
Nero’s three motherless sons have also chosen grandiose Roman aliases—Petronius, Lucius Apuleius, and Dionysius.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2017
The famous story of Cupid and Psyche is told only by Apuleius, who writes very much like Ovid.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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