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 Erwin Rohde (; 9 October 1845 – 11 January 1898) was one of the great 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 chiefly for ...

* ''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) Psyche (; ; ) is the Greek goddess of the soul and often represented as a beautiful woman with butterfly wings. The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though the direct translat ...

, 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 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 Psy ...

'', 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 ''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 su ...

'', 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 ...

** ''

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

, a six-canto allegorical poem by

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

first published in 1805 ** Cupid and Psyche (Thorvaldsen), 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 So ...

, 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 th ...

, 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 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 fiction, psychological and historical fiction, historical novels, novellas, short ...

** A 1924 classical music composition by

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was a 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 half of the 20t ...

Music

Psyche (band) Psyche are a Canadian dark synth-pop 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-A ...

, 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 ''Splitting the Atom'' is an EP by Massive Attack. It was released as a download on 4 October 2009, and on vinyl (limited to 1,000 copies worldwide) on 19 October 2009. The EP contains four new songs, two of which are remixes and all of which c ...

'' * "Psyche-Out", a 1963 instrumental by

The Original Surfaris The (Original) Surfaris were a surf music band from California. They were active from the early to mid 1960s and had singles released on various labels which included Del-Fi, Northridge, and Reprise. History In 1960, three young friends, Al Va ...

* ''The Psyche'' (Revolutionary Ensemble album), 1975

Other media

* A 1972 fictive anthology by

Sándor Weöres Sándor Weöres (; 22 June 1913 – 22 January 1989) was a Hungarian poet and author. Born in Szombathely, Weöres was brought up in the nearby village of Csönge. His first poems were published when he was fourteen, in the influential jour ...

Danielle Moonstar Danielle "Dani" Moonstar (also known as Psyche, Mirage, and Moonstar) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in the graphic novel ''The New Mutants'' (Sept. 1982), created by writer Chris C ...

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

Unico is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. The series follows the titular unicorn as he uses his magi ...

Science and technology

Biology

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

Leptosia nina ''Leptosia nina'', the psyche, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae (the sulphurs, yellows and whites) and is found in Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Australia. The upper forewing has a black spot on a mainly white background. The ...

'', 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