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

soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

" ( ψυχή). Psyche or La Psyché may also refer to:

Psychology

Psyche (psychology) The psyche is currently used to describe the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious. Especially in older texts, the English word soul is sometimes used synonymously. ''Psychology'' is the scientific or objective study of the ...

, 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 Romanticism, Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, he was a many-sided man: a ...

* ''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 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", "timele ...

* Psyche Cattell, (1893–1989), American psychologist

Religion and mythology

* Psyche (mythology), 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 immortal soul – distinct from the body – did not appear in Judaism before the Babylonian exile, but developed as a result of interaction with Persian and Hellenistic philosophies. Accordi ...

, spirit or soul in Judaic and Christian philosophy and theology

Arts and media

Based on Cupid and Psyche

*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 ''Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss'' ( ; ; ; ) is a sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor, Colonel John Campbell.Johns, C.M.S. (1998) ''Antonio Canova and the Politics of Patronage ...

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

** An 1898 fairy tale by Louis Couperus ** A 1924 classical music composition by Manuel de Falla

Music

* 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

* A 1972 fictive anthology by Sándor Weöres * Danielle Moonstar, a character in the Marvel Comics universe * "Psyche" (''Duckman''), a 1994 episode of ''Duckman'' * Psyche, a character from Unico

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, which was 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 plane ...

, an asteroid * Psyche (Red Hat Linux), code name for v8.0 (2002)

Vessels

* ''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 * , various ships of the French Navy