Narcissus went to find water and when he knelt over the lake he saw his reflection. Seeing his stunning features, he finally realised all the pain he had put women through because of his beauty.
In this myth, Narcissus experiences such a change. Can you tell what it is?
Yeah.
Into a flower.
It's a very pretty yellow flower often found nodding over pools, because Narcissus stared into the pool until he began to waste away. A nymph - Echo, I believe, with whose story his is often combined - took pity on him and turned him into a water-loving flower. There are a couple of different versions, but he always becomes a narcissus at the end.
Not a particularly manly man, Narcissus. *grins*
Reply:He fell in love with himself after he saw his reflection in a pool. But since the reflection wasn't real, it couldn't respond to him. Narcissus didn't know that though so he thought the reflection was rejecting him. He was heartbroken and faded away basically....losing his stamina, his youth and his beauty until he died.
Check out this site:
http://www.online-mythology.com/echo_nar...
Reply:Metamorphosis -- changing form.
The boy Narcissus was turned into a daffodil flower.
The story is from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a collection of myths about people who were turned into animals, birds and plants.
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