THE NARCISSISM of Narcissus

THE NARCISSISM of Narcissus

 

In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty.

He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him.

Nemesis noticed this behaviour and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realising it was merely an image.

Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live.

He stared at his reflection until he died.

 

Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.

 

This one here, with its salmon trumpet, is a fragrant variety.

I (maybe wrongly) make a distinction, based on that fact, between Daffodils and Narcissus...

 

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