Book 3: Narcissus and Echo
Love story about a nymph and a young man
Narcissus is a hero (of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia ) renowned for his beauty.
The name of a flower named after this young man.
Echo is a nymph who fell in love with narcissus
Nymphs are the spirits of specific natural features - mountains, rivers, trees, and so on. The name "nymph" comes from the Greek word which means "young woman", and so naturally nymphs are considered to be female. They are represented as lovely and eternally youthful creatures.
Echo was a beautiful nymph, liked to play around in the woods and hills, but she had one flaw, she was very talkative. One day, Juno (the queen of the gods and wife of Jove) was seeking her husband. She was scared that her husband was fooling around with other nymphs. However, Echo detained her by talking that all the nymphs went away. When Juno knew about it, she was angry and reduce her power to speak, Juno said, "You shall forfeit the use of that tongue with which you have cheated me, except for that one purpose you are so fond of - reply. You shall still have the last word, but no power to speak first."
When Echo met Narcissus in her woods, she fell in love with him. She wanted to speak with him, but she couldn’t. She just followed him. One day, Narcissus was separated from his companions; he shouted "Who's here?" Echo waited this chance for such a long time and replied, "Here." Narcissus looked around, but seeing no one called out, "Come". Echo answered, "Come." "Let us join one another". Echo answered in the same words with her heart. Echo was ready to embrace him but Narcissus was surprised and said,"Hands off! I would rather die than you should have me!" "Have me," said she; but her love towards this young guy was in vain.
Echo was so sad about that she passed away in the cave with nothing left but her voice.
Echo was not the only one who was rejected, but all the rest of the nymphs. Then, one maiden who was also rejected by Narcissus prayed to the god that Narcissus might experience rejection from the loved one. The god heard the prayed.
One day, Narcissus went hunting and felt very thirsty. He stooped down to drink water and saw his own image in the water. He thought that it was some beautiful water spirit and fell in love with it. He fell in love with himself indeed. He tried to kiss and touch it, it fled and renewed again after a moment. He couldn’t stop thinking about it. He talked to his reflection in the water and got no reply. But whatever he did, it did the same. It really confused him and he was so sad to be rejected. Echo was near him but she could only reply him with what he said. He became thinner day after day and finally died. The nymphs buried his body, but they only found the flower that bears his name, the narcissus.
Themes: Punishment- Echo
- Narcissus
Boastful - punishment
Reversal
Love story about a nymph and a young man
Narcissus is a hero (of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia ) renowned for his beauty.
The name of a flower named after this young man.
Echo is a nymph who fell in love with narcissus
Nymphs are the spirits of specific natural features - mountains, rivers, trees, and so on. The name "nymph" comes from the Greek word which means "young woman", and so naturally nymphs are considered to be female. They are represented as lovely and eternally youthful creatures.
Echo was a beautiful nymph, liked to play around in the woods and hills, but she had one flaw, she was very talkative. One day, Juno (the queen of the gods and wife of Jove) was seeking her husband. She was scared that her husband was fooling around with other nymphs. However, Echo detained her by talking that all the nymphs went away. When Juno knew about it, she was angry and reduce her power to speak, Juno said, "You shall forfeit the use of that tongue with which you have cheated me, except for that one purpose you are so fond of - reply. You shall still have the last word, but no power to speak first."
When Echo met Narcissus in her woods, she fell in love with him. She wanted to speak with him, but she couldn’t. She just followed him. One day, Narcissus was separated from his companions; he shouted "Who's here?" Echo waited this chance for such a long time and replied, "Here." Narcissus looked around, but seeing no one called out, "Come". Echo answered, "Come." "Let us join one another". Echo answered in the same words with her heart. Echo was ready to embrace him but Narcissus was surprised and said,"Hands off! I would rather die than you should have me!" "Have me," said she; but her love towards this young guy was in vain.
Echo was so sad about that she passed away in the cave with nothing left but her voice.
Echo was not the only one who was rejected, but all the rest of the nymphs. Then, one maiden who was also rejected by Narcissus prayed to the god that Narcissus might experience rejection from the loved one. The god heard the prayed.
One day, Narcissus went hunting and felt very thirsty. He stooped down to drink water and saw his own image in the water. He thought that it was some beautiful water spirit and fell in love with it. He fell in love with himself indeed. He tried to kiss and touch it, it fled and renewed again after a moment. He couldn’t stop thinking about it. He talked to his reflection in the water and got no reply. But whatever he did, it did the same. It really confused him and he was so sad to be rejected. Echo was near him but she could only reply him with what he said. He became thinner day after day and finally died. The nymphs buried his body, but they only found the flower that bears his name, the narcissus.
Themes: Punishment- Echo
- Narcissus
Boastful - punishment
Reversal
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