Eros fire.” (Nonnus, "Dionysiaca" 48. 470 ff – a Greek epic of the 5th century AD) The story of Eros and Psyche has a longstanding tradition as a folktale of the ancient Greco-Roman world long before it was committed to literature in Apuleius' Latin novel, "The Golden Ass". The novel itself is written in a picaresque Roman style, yet Psyche retains her Greek name. Eros and Aphrodite are called by their Latin names (Cupid and Venus), and Cupid is depicted as a young adult, rather than a child. The story tells of the struggle for love and trust between Eros and
Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God The Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God are a Roman Catholic religious congregation. They were founded in Vienna on 24 November, 1889, by Father Anton Maria Schwartz for all works of charity, but especially the apostolate among working men. The members of the congregation, who comprise both priests and lay brothers, follow the Rule of the Piarists (founded by St. Joseph Calasanctius), modified in some particulars. The mother-house is the College of Mary Help of Christians, in Vienna, with which is connected a church.