It's not that he was cruel to Echo, he was just so self absorbed that she didn't matter to him. He would have (and did) treat any other woman the same way.
For one thing Echo was a girl and Narcissus was a boy. Another thing was that Narcissus was very cruel to Echo.
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.
Simple, Narcissus was too proud to be good to her, or any woman, he was so lovely, and so arrogant about it, that he refused to be anything less than cruel to anyone who wasn't as beautiful as himself.
There are actually four main characters in the story of Echo and Narcissus: Zeus, Hera, Echo, Narcissus.
The nymph that was spurned by Narcissus was Echo.
It's not that he was cruel to Echo, he was just so self absorbed that she didn't matter to him. He would have (and did) treat any other woman the same way.
his crime was he hurt echo
-echo was a nymph who loved narcissus -narcissus loved himself -pan loves echo -narcissus died cause he wouldn't stop looking at himself to eat -echo died of depression from losing narcissus -pan continued his life as a god
Narcissus was cruel to Echo primarily due to his self-absorption and inability to empathize with others. He was enchanted by his own beauty and indifferent to the feelings of those around him, including Echo, who loved him deeply. His rejection and dismissal of her love reflect a broader theme of vanity and the consequences of excessive self-love, ultimately leading to his tragic fate. This cruelty underscores the idea that unchecked narcissism can cause harm not only to others but also to oneself.
Echo fades, Narcissus dies and becomes the flower we know today.
some weaknesses for echo and narcissus
Echo is a girl. Narcissus is a boy. Echo could only repeat the last words. Narcissus died.