Narcissus. In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty.
According to Tzetzes, he was a Laconian hunter who loved everything beautiful. Narcissus was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, causing some to commit suicide to prove their devotion to his striking beauty.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception. The name is of uncertain etymology.
According to R. S. P. Beekes, he suffix clearly points to a Pre-Greek word. The word narcissus has come to be used for the daffodil, but there is no clarity on whether the flower is named for the myth, or the myth for the flower, or if there is any true connection at all.
Pliny the Elder wrote that the plant was named for its fragrance not the youth. Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope. Several versions of the myth have survived from ancient sources. The classic version is by Ovid, found in book 3 of his Metamorphoses; this is the story of Echo and Narcissus. One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an Oread saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shoutedWho's there?. Echo repeated Who's there? She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She wa
According to Tzetzes, he was a Laconian hunter who loved everything beautiful. Narcissus was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, causing some to commit suicide to prove their devotion to his striking beauty.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception. The name is of uncertain etymology.
According to R. S. P. Beekes, he suffix clearly points to a Pre-Greek word. The word narcissus has come to be used for the daffodil, but there is no clarity on whether the flower is named for the myth, or the myth for the flower, or if there is any true connection at all.
Pliny the Elder wrote that the plant was named for its fragrance not the youth. Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope. Several versions of the myth have survived from ancient sources. The classic version is by Ovid, found in book 3 of his Metamorphoses; this is the story of Echo and Narcissus. One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an Oread saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shoutedWho's there?. Echo repeated Who's there? She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She wa
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