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Why was narcissus turned into a flower?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

Because his beauty was so great he fell in a pool of water and drowned whilst observing his reflection. The gods honored his beauty with the flower.

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What was narcissus' curse?

He was so vain as he kept looking at himself in ponds and lakes that he was turned into a Narcissus flower which looks a bit like a daffodil except it grows near fresh water please leave feedback for my answers

What is the resolution of echo and narcissus?

Echo fades, Narcissus dies and becomes the flower we know today.

What element of nature does the story echo and narcissus explain?

both echoes and the narcissus flower

Who literally falls in love with his own reflection?

Narcissus was cursed to fall in love with his reflection after making fun of creatures who's name I forget. He either drowned himself in the pond he used to look at his reflection, or he stared at himself so long he turned into a flower, but no one knows which one exactly.

What is the conflict of Echo and Narcissus?

echo loves narcissus but he rejects her and she dies so narcissus got a curse put on him where he could only love himself so he had pity on himself and was turned in a flower on the riverbank..!!

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