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In the ancient Greek legend, Narcissus was the incredibly handsome son of a naiad and a river god. Everyone loved and admired him, and he became so vain and self-absorbed that he ignored all, preferring only to dwell upon his own beauty. The nymph, Echo, fell deeply in love with him and, in the face of his total ignorance of her presence she eventually faded away from grief and neglect, until only her haunting voice was left.
Another person attracted to Narcissus complained about his obsession with himself to the goddess Nemesis, asking for Narcissus to be dealt with in an appropriate way.
Nemesis obliged and Narcissus was caused to fall in love with the beautiful person he thought he saw as he bent to drink from a pool of water; of course, this was his own reflection. He couldn't tear himself away from the lovely sight and eventually died of starvation.
When his sisters - naiads - came to bury him, he had disappeared and, in his place, was a charming flower, a narcissus, bending in the breeze towards its reflection in the water.
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Is Narcissus a youth of Greek mythology?
Yes. Narcissus was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection.
Why does Aphrodite punish Narcissus?
Because Narcissus was loved; but loved no one but himself in turn.
What did Nemesis do to Narcissus?
She made him fall in love with his own reflection, so that he would understand the pain of unrequited love.
If Echo had her power of speech how could she possibly curse Narcissus?
Echo was cursed by Hera. Echo was in love with Narcissus and would not want to curse him. Some say he was cursed by Nemesis, who made him fall in love with his own reflection.
What did Narcissus think of Echo?
Echo and Narcissus was probably created:to explain the natural phenomenon, the echoto explain the creation of the flower, the Narcissus
