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How did echos originate?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

The usual origin myth for Echo was probably invented by the Roman poet Ovid in the first century BC.

According to Ovid, Echo was a wood-nymph who fell in love with the beautiful youth Narcissus. But Echo could only repeat what had just been said to her, so Narcissus found her a tiresome companion (and anyway, Narcissus had fallen in love with his own reflection).

Echo pined away with love of Narcissus, until only her voice remained. Narcissus became a daffodil gazing longingly at its own loveliness beside a mountain pool.

And they all lived happily ever after.

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15y ago

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