Narcissus
'May he who loves not others, love himself.'
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae who was known for his beauty. Narcissus was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, causing some to take their own life to prove their devotion to his striking beauty.
The goddess of revenge noticed this behaviour and decided to punish Narcissus. Once, during the summer, he was getting thirsty after hunting, and the goddess lured him to a pool where he leaned upon the water and saw himself in the bloom of youth. Narcissus did not realize it was merely his own reflection and fell deeply in love with it, as if it were somebody else. Unable to leave the allure of his image, he eventually realized that his love could not be reciprocated and he melted away from the fire of passion burning inside him, eventually turning into a gold and white flower.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.
Narcissus
'May he who loves not others, love himself.'
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae who was known for his beauty. Narcissus was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, causing some to take their own life to prove their devotion to his striking beauty.
The goddess of revenge noticed this behaviour and decided to punish Narcissus. Once, during the summer, he was getting thirsty after hunting, and the goddess lured him to a pool where he leaned upon the water and saw himself in the bloom of youth. Narcissus did not realize it was merely his own reflection and fell deeply in love with it, as if it were somebody else. Unable to leave the allure of his image, he eventually realized that his love could not be reciprocated and he melted away from the fire of passion burning inside him, eventually turning into a gold and white flower.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.