This work contains the tale of the Murderous Wife, with whom the protagonist is forced to sleep after appearing as a sideshow novelty.
One tale in this work tells of Socrates, who dies after his heart is replaced with a sponge. In another story in this work, an adulterous woman claims that her lover is buying an old tub, which she forces her husband to clean while she is reamed atop it. This work contains the tale of the Murderous Wife, with whom the protagonist is forced to sleep after appearing as a sideshow novelty. An old woman gives the first extant recounting of the tale of Cupid and Psyche in this work, whose protagonist eventually eats a crown of roses and joins the cult of Isis. For 10 points, name this work in which the magical novice Lucius turns himself into a donkey, a Latin novel written by Apuleius.
One tale in this work tells of Socrates, who dies after his heart is replaced with a sponge.
The {Golden Ass} [or {Asinus aureus}; or the {Metamorphoses} of Apuleius; prompt on {Metamorphoses}]