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Q: What is the origin of the Myth of Narcissus and Echo?
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Is the story of Narcissus and Echo a myth?

Yes. The story of Echo and Narcissus is a flower myth from Greek mythology.


What origin myth is being explained in 'Echo and Narcissus'?

Where echoes come from, and where the flower narcissus does - the flower the Greeks call narcissus is different than the one in the US.


What is the moral of the myth echo and narcissus?

Don't fall in love with yourself. That is the moral.


Does Echo and Narcissus have any kids?

No because in the myth, they died before they got married


How did echos originate?

The usual origin myth for Echo was probably invented by the Roman poet Ovid in the first century BC. According to Ovid, Echo was a wood-nymph who fell in love with the beautiful youth Narcissus. But Echo could only repeat what had just been said to her, so Narcissus found her a tiresome companion (and anyway, Narcissus had fallen in love with his own reflection). Echo pined away with love of Narcissus, until only her voice remained. Narcissus became a daffodil gazing longingly at its own loveliness beside a mountain pool. And they all lived happily ever after.


What is a possible theme for the myth called Echo and Narcrissus?

a theme for echo's character can be not to talk a lot. a theme for narcissus is not to be too conceited about yourself.


Allusion to echo and narcissus?

The myth describes why Narcissus Lilies (which we call Daffodils) always face down. Echo was already cursed by Hera to repeat what she heard, but in the myth, she pines away because of the spurning of Narcissus. Only her voice remains, creating the echos we hear today.


How are echo and narcissus different?

For one thing Echo was a girl and Narcissus was a boy. Another thing was that Narcissus was very cruel to Echo.


Who is the main character in echo and narcissus?

There are actually four main characters in the story of Echo and Narcissus: Zeus, Hera, Echo, Narcissus.


What are natural phenomenon in Echo and Narcissus?

Echo well, refers to your voice echoing. She could only repeat what others said. Narcissus was a youth and he was gazing at himself in a pool. He sat there for so long that he changed into a flower. That is supposedly the origin of the Narcissus flower.


Which nymph was spurned by narcissus?

The nymph that was spurned by Narcissus was Echo.


What was narcissus's crime in the story echo ans narcissus?

his crime was he hurt echo