FLOWER-MYTHS:

NARCISSUS
 SUMMARY

NARCISSUS IS A FIGURE IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY KNOWN FOR HIS

EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY. THE MOST FAMOUS STORY INVOLVING
NARCISSUS IS ABOUT HIS SELF-LOVE. IT ALSO RENOWNED VERSION OF
THE STORY COMES FROM OVID'S "METAMORPHOSES." WHERE
NARCISSUS REJECTED THE LOVE OF OTHERS, INCLUDING THE NYMPH
ECHO. HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS OWN REFLECTION IN A POOL OF
WATER, UNABLE TO TEAR HIMSELF AWAY. EVENTUALLY, HE WITHERED
AWAY AND TRANSFORMED INTO THE NARCISSUS FLOWER,
SYMBOLIZING SELF-LOVE AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXCESSIVE
VANITY.
ECHO'S UNREQUITED LOVE
• Echo's punishment by Hera and
unfulfilled love for Narcissus.
• Passages: "I'll give you power over
me," but he was gone.
• Image: Echo in the woods
NARCISSUS REJECTS LOVE
• Narcissus's rejection of admirers,
including the nymph Echo.
• Passages: "I will die before I give
you power over me.
• Image: Narcissus walking away
NEMESIS'S INTERVENTION
• The prayer for Narcissus to love
himself and Nemesis's role.
• Passages: "May he who loves
not others love himself."
• Image: Nemesis overseeing
Narcissus
NARCISSUS FALLS IN LOVE
WITH HIMSELF
• Narcissus's realization and tragic
fate.
• Passages: "Only death can set me
free.
• "Image: Narcissus gazing into the
pool
ECHO'S LAST GOODBYE
• Echo's presence during Narcissus's
death.
• Passages: "Farewell-farewell," she
could repeat.
• Image: Echo beside Narcissus
BIRTH OF THE NARCISSUS FLOWER
• The transformation of Narcissus into
a flower.
• Passages: "There was blooming a
new and lovely flower."
• Image: Narcissus flower blooming
SYMBOLIC ELEMENTS
• Discussion on the symbolic
elements of the myth.
• Image: Composite of Narcissus,
Echo, and the flower
 CONCLUSION
• Summary of the myth's enduring
themes and lessons.
• Closing remarks on the
consequences of self-absorption.
• Image: Mythical scene illustration
Thank
you!!