Detail from Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse (1903) Source: Walker Art Gallery/Public Domain As portrayed by the first-century BCE Roman poet Ovid, Narcissus is a handsome lad pursued ...

This prediction inevitably comes to fruition after Narcissus is subject to divine punishment for his rejection of the nymph, Echo ... and John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), have captured ...

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First, let’s remind ourselves of the myth. In Ovid’s version, the nymph Echo falls in love with Narcissus, a youth of extraordinary beauty. As a child, Narcissus had been prophesied by ...