Greek mythology
Narcissus
The youth who died loving his own reflection
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal
- Appears in
- Echo and Narcissus
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Narcissus is a youth of surpassing beauty who scorns every lover, including the fading nymph Echo, until the goddess Nemesis condemns him to love what he cannot have. Bending to drink at a clear pool, he falls hopelessly for his own reflection, unable to tear himself away from a love that can never be returned. He wastes there until he dies, and in his place springs the flower that bears his name.
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Echo and Narcissus
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- Who is Narcissus?
- Narcissus is a youth of surpassing beauty who scorns every lover, including the fading nymph Echo, until the goddess Nemesis condemns him to love what he cannot have.
- Which mythology does Narcissus belong to?
- Narcissus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Narcissus appear in?
- Narcissus appears in Echo and Narcissus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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