Narcissus Greek Mythology. Narcissus in greek mythology the son of the river god cephissus and the nymph liriope. According to myth his rejection of the love of the nymph echo or of the young man ameinias drew upon him the vengeance of the gods and he fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring and pined away.
One day while he was hunting in the woods the oread nymph echo spotted him and immediately fell for him. In greek mythology narcissus n ɑːr ˈ s ɪ s ə s. He was celebrated for his beauty and attracted many admirers but in his arrogance spurned them all.
Even the lovely nymph echo could not manage to tempt him from his self absorption.
However he only showed them disdain and contempt. He was celebrated for his beauty and attracted many admirers but in his arrogance spurned them all. Narcissus is a figure from greek mythology who was so impossibly handsome that he fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water. In greek mythology narcissus n ɑːr ˈ s ɪ s ə s.