Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
The Roman poet Ovid tells of the intertwined fates of Narcissus and Echo in his Metamorphoses. She is a nymph robbed of her own voice. He is a young man captivated by his own reflection.
This myth is the direct source of the word narcissism. It is about impossible love, indifference, and the trap of wanting nothing but yourself.
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- 2Echo loses her voice
- 3Narcissus refuses every love
- 4The reflection in the spring
- 5From the flower to the word narcissism
Open-book quiz8 questions whose answers are in the text.
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