Eros Monologue

Just like how I came to the palace, my sisters came carried by the wind. When we entered the palace, I could see that they were amazed. We ate dinner while listening to music and we drank delicious wines. I was so happy they were with me in the palace. But that happiness turned into anxiousness. They kept asking me questions about my husband. They started putting words and delusions into my head saying he must be a horrible creature. I was bothered. What if what they said is true? Why doesn’t he allow me to see him? All I could think of was those words. What if he is hiding something horrible? Finally, I had the courage. I had the courage to see him while he is sleeping. With a lit candle, I approached his bed. All I saw was a handsome, young man.

But it was so dark. Where is he? I can’t see him. “Love cannot live without trust” he said before flying to the dark sky. The god of love! Eros! My husband was Eros! How could I not trust him! I felt ashamed! Every day I would cry and cry. I missed him. I loved him. I would do anything just to have him back! Anything! I will look for him and prove my love to him. And so I prayed to Aphrodite Please! Please let me speak to your son! I will do anything to get him back! I will accomplish the three tasks and prove to you that I am worthy! I will not fail! I can’t lose Eros! The first task was to separate different small seeds by afternoon. How I could do that? How could I separate the seeds? But I accomplished it. With the help of the ants. Aphrodite why are you so cruel?! How could you order me to sleep on the ground with no food? I have to do this for Eros. The second task was to take a snippet of Golden Fleece from each one of a special herd that lived across a river. I accomplished the task with the help of the god of the river. The third task was fill a bottle with the water from the River Estige. It’s impossible! The rocks were slippery and steep. But I accomplished the task with the help of an