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May 25, 2024 · Introduction. The ancient Greek myth of Narcissus, the beautiful youth who fell in love with his own reflection and pined away at its unattainability, has resonated across the centuries as a powerful cautionary tale about the perils of vanity and self-absorption.
May 25, 2017 · Let’s distinguish “healthy” from "unhealthy" narcissism in the myth of Narcissus. As portrayed by the first-century BCE Roman poet Ovid, Narcissus is a handsome lad pursued by “youths and ...
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[1.1] KEPHISOS & LIRIOPE (Ovid Metamorphoses 3.340) [1.2] KEPHISOS (Hyginus Fabulae 271, Statius Thebaid 7.340, Claudian Proserpine 2.130) [2.1] ENDYMION & SELENE (Nonnus Dionysiaca 48.582)
NARCISSUS (Narkissos), a son of Cephissus and the nymph Liriope of Thespiae. He was a very handsome youth, but wholly inaccessible to the feeling of love. The nymph Echo, who loved him, but in vain, died away with grief. One of his rejected lovers, however, prayed to Nemesis to punish him for his unfeeling heart. Nemesis accordingly caused Narcissu...
Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 31. 7 - 9 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "In the territory of the Thespians is a place called Donakon (Donacon, Reed-Bed). Here is the spring of Narkissos (Narcissus). They say that Narkissos looked into this water, and not understanding that he saw his own reflection, unconsciously fell in love wi...
GREEK
1. Pausanias, Description of Greece - Greek Travelogue C2nd A.D. 2. Conon, Narrations - Greek Mythographer C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 3. Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods - Greek Satire C2nd A.D. 4. Philostratus the Elder, Imagines - Greek Rhetoric C3rd A.D. 5. Callistratus, Descriptions - Greek Rhetoric C4th A.D. 6. Nonnus, Dionysiaca - Greek Epic C5th A.D.
ROMAN
1. Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D. 2. Ovid, Metamorphoses - Latin Epic C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 3. Ovid, Fasti - Latin Poetry C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 4. Statius, Thebaid - Latin Epic C1st A.D. 5. Claudian, Rape of Proserpine - Latin Poetry C4th A.D.
Narcissus was a very popular subject in Roman art. In Freudian psychiatry and psychoanalysis , the term narcissism denotes an excessive degree of self-esteem or self-involvement, a condition that is usually a form of emotional immaturity.
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In Greek mythology, Narcissus (/ nɑːrˈsɪsəs /; Ancient Greek: Νάρκισσος, romanized: Nárkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Mimas or modern day Karaburun, Izmir) who was known for his beauty which was noticed by all, regardless of gender.
Jul 7, 2018 · The myth of Narcissus is a cautionary Classical story of solipsism and self-obsession. History Today | Published in History Today Volume 68 Issue 7 July 2018. Narcissus stares at his reflection, while his rejected suitor, Echo, looks on.
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Jul 17, 2024 · Echo and Narcissus is one of the most famous, and perplexing, Greek myths. Narcissus is so self-absorbed that he ends up killing Echo, and himself. The myth can be interpreted on several...
