NARCISSUS

Tales from Greek

Mythology
 HERA
 She is very jealous
She is Zeus’ wife.
She listens to a lovely voice
singing
ZEUS
He’s old but strong
o He is Hera’s husband
o He asks a nymph to
sing to Hera
o He needs the nymph’s
help.
NARCISSUS and ECHO
Young man in Greece
Very attractive
He has got long blond hair
Echo wants to talk to
Narcissus but can only
repeat his last words
Narcissus & Echo
 Narcissus gets
irritated
He speaks to
Echo in an
unfriendly way
Echo runs to the
forest.
Aphrodite, Narcissus and Echo

Echo can only use her voice

Narcissus falls in love with his
reflection
Aphrodite’s magic is working.
Narcissus stays next to the pool
day and night
He suffers
Narcissus dies.
Aphrodite makes a flower from
his body
Narcissus reflection
“I cannot leave
this place”.
Narcissus flowers
grow in the forest
next to lovely
pools of water.
Video on Echo and
Narcissus