Monday, November 9, 2009

Narcissus and Echo

There was once a handsome young man named Narcissus. He turned down people left and right. One day while walking through the forest a nymph named Echo saw him. She couldn't say anything to him for she had been cursed and could only repeat the last thing someone said. She tried to embrace him but he told her to get lost and left her heart broken. She spent her life heart broken until only her voice remained. Another admirer of Narcissus was a man named Ameinius. He was always trying to get his attention. The conceited Narcissus sent him a sword telling him to prove his adoration. Ameinius plunged the dagger into his heart committing suicide to prove his love. He begged the gods to punish Narcissus and the god Artemis heard the plea. She made Narcissus fall in love with himself. So when he saw his reflection in the water he was depressed he could not hold his own reflection. He ended up plunging a dagger into his heart, calling out a last goodbye to his reflection.

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