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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..!!
What happened to Narcissus in the end?
he died and their grew a flower where Narcissus died. the flower was called Narcissus. Echo was some where else.
Who turned Narcissus in to a flower?
A specific god or goddess isn't mentioned, just that in pity for his fate, the gods turned him into a lily, specifically a Daffodil.
What country is the narcissus the national flower of?
The daffodil is the national flower of Wales and is a member of the Narcissus family.
What does the Narcissus flower need to grow?
As with all flowers the Narcissus flower needs water and sunlight in order to grow. The Narcissus flower is a popular one with gardeners and is usually planted in late Summer.
What beautiful youth pined for the love of the reflection?
In Greek mythology, the beautiful youth who pined for the love of his own reflection was Narcissus. He became so enamored with his reflection in a pool of water that he wasted away gazing at it until he turned into the narcissus flower.
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 curse does Aphrodite place in narcissus?
She Turned Him Into Narcissus Flowers
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 flower begins with a letter n?
a flower that starts with N is NARCISSUS
What plats begin with the letter n?
Nerine is a flower. Narcissus is a flower.
What characteristic do the flower narcissus and the boy Narcissus share?
Narcissism- The worship of one's own beauty. According to myth, Narcissus stared at himself in a lake, when a nymph fell in love with his beauty and beckoned him to be with her, he ignored her and continued to stare at his own reflection. In Spite, The nymph turned him into a flower. EX for using narcisstic, That boy is so narcisstic, all he does is stare at himself and praise his own beauty.
Does the narcissus flower grow by water?
yes it does
