Echo and Narcissus Mythology Metamorphoses
· Echo was a very talkative wood nymph
· Narcissus was a young man that thought none were worthy of his beauty
· Echo was cursed by Hera, and was only able to repeat the last thing that had been said to her
· Echo fell in love with Narcissus
· When she was not able to tell him how she felt for him, Narcissus rejected her
· In despair, she fled away to the mountains and died there
· Echo's voice remained in the mountains though, repeating whatever was said to her
· Later, the gods cursed Narcissus for his behavior
· He was only able to love himself, no one else
· One day he saw his reflection in a pool and became transfixed
· He lay there admiring it for days on end
· He would not move to eat or drink, and he died full of grief, just like Echo
· His body then disappeared, and a flower grew up in its place
This myth explains the phenomenon of an echo, and warns people against being narci
· Echo was a very talkative wood nymph
· Narcissus was a young man that thought none were worthy of his beauty
· Echo was cursed by Hera, and was only able to repeat the last thing that had been said to her
· Echo fell in love with Narcissus
· When she was not able to tell him how she felt for him, Narcissus rejected her
· In despair, she fled away to the mountains and died there
· Echo's voice remained in the mountains though, repeating whatever was said to her
· Later, the gods cursed Narcissus for his behavior
· He was only able to love himself, no one else
· One day he saw his reflection in a pool and became transfixed
· He lay there admiring it for days on end
· He would not move to eat or drink, and he died full of grief, just like Echo
· His body then disappeared, and a flower grew up in its place
This myth explains the phenomenon of an echo, and warns people against being narci