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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We call that personality type narcissistic, after the myth of Narcissus. The character still gives a name to something we recognize. But what about Echo? In the same myth, Echo falls for Narcissus ...

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 ...