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Because Narcissus disobeyed to Aphrodite . Aphrodite , she wanted him to know that what it felt like to love and never be loved. She made it so there was only one whom he would love, someone who was not real and could never love him back ( that is himself )
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∙ 14y agoHe is in love with himself and claims that he is more beautiful than any of the gods but Aphrodite, the most beautiful goddess, is angered by this and turns him into a flower.
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Why does Aphrodite punish Narcissus?
Because Narcissus was loved; but loved no one but himself in turn.
What curse does Aphrodite place in narcissus?
She Turned Him Into Narcissus Flowers
Is it true that Narcissus and Aphrodite were married?
No. Aphrodite was married to Hephestus.The only relation was that she cursed Narcissus to fall in love with something that would never return his love.
What was the curse that Aphrodite put on Narcissus?
she made him love only himself
What are the major accomplishments of Aphrodite?
Making Narcissus falls in love with himself
Aphrodite caused who to fall in love with himself?
Aphrodite caused the beautiful young man, Narcissus, to fall in love with himself.
Who did Aphrodite punish?
omq she punished nurcissis
How does Aphrodite punish narcissus for his cruelty to echo?
By making him fall in love with his own image. But Aphrodite didn't punish Narcissus, and his punishment wasn't for the treatment of just Echo. Countless nymphs and mortal women were spurned by the arrogant youth. It had been prophesied at the time of his birth, that he would live a long life, provided he never saw his own reflection. So Nemesis made it so that the handsome man saw his own visage in a still pool, and there is pined away, ever wanting of the apparent nymph he saw, but never knowing it was only himself that he was in love with.
Who punishes Echo and why in Echo and Narcissus from Ovid's?
Hera punished Echo, for aiding and abetting Zeus in his infidelity. Aphrodite punished Narcissus for breaking Echo's heart.
How does Aphrodite answer echos prayer and what effect does it have on narcissus?
Aphrodite answers Echo's prayer by punishing her to only repeat the last words spoken to her. This punishment eventually leads Echo to encounter Narcissus when he rejects her love, causing her to waste away until only her voice remains. This ultimately contributes to Narcissus' downfall as he becomes obsessed with his own reflection.
Why was Aphrodite upset with Narcissus?
he had no respect for the sanctity of love as he sent echo away in tears as she tried to express her love for him.
Who was narcissus in greek mythology?
A man who denied Echo, and made her beg for Aphrodite to kill herself. To get revenge, she made him look into a calm pool of water and forget to eat and drink for fear that he would loose this beautiful creature. That is where the word Narcissus comes from.
