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The story of Narcissus is typically about the son of a god, who was very handsome. Many women fell in love with him and were turned away.
The most well known woman to fall in love with him was a Nymph named Echo who was unable to speak properly. She could only repeat what other people had said to her. (Hence the name Echo.)
When Narcissus one day caught a glimpse of his own reflection in a pond, he instantly fell in love with himself. Echo would tell him "I love you" repeatedly, and he would think it was his own reflection. He stared at himself in that pond until the day he died.
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Is the story of Narcissus and Echo a myth?
Yes. The story of Echo and Narcissus is a flower myth from Greek mythology.
What was narcissus's crime in the story echo ans narcissus?
his crime was he hurt echo
Who is the main character in echo and narcissus?
There are actually four main characters in the story of Echo and Narcissus: Zeus, Hera, Echo, Narcissus.
What element of nature does the story echo and narcissus explain?
both echoes and the narcissus flower
How did the conflict in the story echo and narcissus resolved?
In the story of Echo and Narcissus, the conflict is resolved tragically. Narcissus rejects Echo's love, leading her to waste away until only her voice remains. Narcissus, too, ultimately suffers as he falls in love with his own reflection and is unable to leave it, eventually withering away and turning into the narcissus flower.
Use nymph in a sentence?
in the story "Echo and Narcissus", Echo is a nymph.
Who wrote the story echo and narcissus?
The story of Echo and Narcissus is a part of Greek mythology and is most famously recounted in Ovid's "Metamorphoses." Ovid was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Emperor Augustus.
What was one character trait of echo and one character trait of narcissus?
Echo - Good story-teller. Narcissus - the epitome of vain and narcissistic (which is where the word comes from)
From what mythology does the word narcissistic come from?
From Greek mythology. It's from the story of Echo and Narcissus; Narcissus was a handsome young man that fell in love with his own reflection.
What is the first version of the narcissus myth?
The very first version of the Narcissus myth is found in the ancient Greek legends although it is not clear which Greek first wrote the story.
What is it called when you are in love with yourself?
Narcissism (after Narcissus). Narcissus's story goes briefly as such. He was walking in the forest and caught a glance of himself in a lake and was so infatuated with his reflection that he never left the pond. Instead, a flower grew in his place which is where the Narcissus flower comes from.
Why might Narcissus be so cruel to Echo in the story Echo and Narcissus?
Echo's chattering allowed Zeus to have a affair behind Hera's back, this caused Hera to curse Echo to repeat only the last words another person had spoken.
