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Echo was punished by Hera because she was a nymph who helped Zeus cheat on Hera. Echo did this by distracting Hera and flattering her. When Hera found out, she cursed Echo to repeat the words of others.
Echo used to help Zeus get away with his affairs by keeping Hera busy with her continuous talking, so that Zeus and the nymphs he was with would have time to escape. When Hera found out about it she cursed her.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell, Zeus would often play with nymphs and echo would always talk to Hera until Zeus left. One day Hera found out and cursed echo that she could never speak, only repeat the last word of what others said. One day Narcissus came and Echo fell deeply in love with him. He was UNBELIEVABLY rude when he said he wasn't interested. She was so upset, she went into a cave and drank no water and ate no food. Eventually, all that was left was her voice, repeating every word you said when you spoke into a cave.
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∙ 12y agoEcho's sin was being a gossip, which is someone who repeats what they've heard about other people. So Hera made it such that she could ONLY repeat what other people say. That seems particularly appropriate.
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∙ 12y agoEcho was punished by having her voice taken away. From then on, she could only repeat what others said, not what she wanted.
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∙ 13y agoEcho kept distracting Hera with chatter when she (Hera) was intent on catching Zeus cheating on her with the Nymphae.
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∙ 12y agoSince an echo is a repetition of a what is said, Echo's punishment is to be only able to repeat what is said.
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∙ 10y agoKept her preoccupied at Zeus' behest so he could be unfaithful
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∙ 10y agoEcho distracted Hera from Zeus's affairs with nymphs.
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Who was punished by Hera and could only repeat the words of others?
Echo was punished by Hera and could only repeat the words of others.
What did the nymp echo do to anger hera?
Hera caught Echo and Zeus having sex
What does ech do that annoys hera?
Echo distracted Hera when Zeus was dating another woman. Her chatty personality made it hard for Hera to figure her out. She eventually did and cursed Echo.
Who is the nymph Hera condemned not to speak?
Echo
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.
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.
Who was punished by Hera and could only repeat the words of others?
Echo was punished by Hera and could only repeat the words of others.
How and why was echo punished?
Echo offended the goddess Hera by keeping her in conversation, thus preventing her from spying on one of Zeus' amours. To punish Echo, Hera deprived him of speech, except for the ability to repeat the last words of another.
Who is the nymph that answers back?
The name of the nymph who answered back in Greek mythology is Echo. She was a mountain nymph or Oread. When Echo would distract Hera, so that Zeus could consort with other nymphs, Hera punished her by taking away her voice. After that she was only able to echo others.
What did the nymp echo do to anger hera?
Hera caught Echo and Zeus having sex
Who is the person that Hera took her ability to speak first in Greek mythology?
Echo. When Zeus was seducing nymphs, Echo used to keep Hera at a distance by chattering incessantly. This way, Hera was unable to catch her cheating husband and the nymphs had time to escape. Hera, however, found out about Echo's deception and punished Echo by taking away control of her tongue, so that she was doomed to never speak before anyone else had spoken yet always echo the last words spoken to her. It was while cursed that Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but as her love was not returned she pined away in grief, leaving nothing but her voice.
Who was Echo?
Echo was a very beautiful nymph that was in love with the handsome Narcissus. She was favored by Artemis, but annoyed Hera (who found her chatter bothersome). She was punished by Hera, who made her unable to speak unless it was to repeat whatever was said to her.
Did Zeus have any other wifes?
NO,but he had girlfriends. Alot to be exact, Hera and Zues used to have alot of fights. One time Hera was coming over to the temple when Zues and his girlfriends were talking, A goddes name Echo destracted her while Zues's girlfriends got away. Hera was mad at Echo and she got punished, she had to say every last word a person says.
What Greek myth is the word echo from?
Echo was a nymph that helped Hera out normally. When Hera went looking for Zeus, Echo stopped her with chattering. Zeus had an affair and Hera cursed poor Echo, unabling her from making her own words. Which means she had to repeat.
What does ech do that annoys hera?
Echo distracted Hera when Zeus was dating another woman. Her chatty personality made it hard for Hera to figure her out. She eventually did and cursed Echo.
Who did Hera put a curse on?
Echo.
Who was a forest nymph that could only say what was spoken to her?
That was Echo. She tried to hide Zeus from Hera when he was having a party with the nymphs. Hera was angry. So Hera only allowed Echo to repeat the last three words of what ever was said to Echo.
