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  2. Narcissus (mythology) - Wikipedia

    • In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Mimas or modern-day Karaburun, Izmir) who was known for his beauty which was noticed by all. According to the best-known version of the story, by Ovid, Narcissus rejected all advances, eventually falling in love with a reflection in a pool of water, tragically not realizin… See more

    Etymology

    The name is of Greek etymology. According to R. S. P. Beekes, "[t]he suffixes [-ισσος] clearly points to a Pre-Greek word." … See more

    Family

    In some versions, Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope, while Nonnus instead has him as the son of the lunar goddess Selene and her mortal lover Endymion. See more

    SymbolDaffodil
    ParentsCephissus and Liriope · Endymion and Selene
    Mythology

    Several versions of the myth have survived from ancient sources, one from Pausanias, the Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD, and a more popular one from Ovid, published before 8 AD, found in Bo… See more

    Influence on culture

    The myth of Narcissus has inspired artists for at least two thousand years, even before the Roman poet Ovid featured a version in book III of his Metamorphoses. This was followed in more recent centuries by other poets (e.g. … See more

    Modern sources

    Graves, R. (1968). The Greek Myths. London, UK: Cassell.
    Gantz, T. (1993). Early Greek Myth. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
    Kerényi, K. (1959). The Heroes of the Greeks. New York, NY / … See more

    External links

    "Images of Narcissus". Iconographic Database. The Warburg Institute.
    • Media related to Narcissus (mythology) at Wikimedia Commons
    • Henry, W. B. (n.d.). "New light on the Narcissus myth (P.Oxy. LXIX 4711)". … See more

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