Term
| What does Narcissus do that causes him to get cursed? |
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Definition
| He falls in love with his own reflection. |
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Term
| How does Narcissus finally fall in love? |
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Definition
| He saw his reflection in a pool. |
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Term
In what way has Echo's voice been changed
and why?
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Definition
Echo can only repeat what she hears, and
she got this way because she talked too
much so Hera cursed her. |
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Term
How are Echo and Narcissus changed
at the end of the myth? |
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Definition
Narcissus- turns into a flower
Echo- dies |
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Term
How is it appropriate that Narcissus turns into
a flower? |
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Definition
Flowers are pretty and he thought of himself
as pretty. |
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Term
How would the myth have been different
if Narcissus simply died, without a magical change? |
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Definition
| There would be no point to the myth. |
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Term
What does the myth suggest about the
risk of human pride? |
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Definition
| If you love yourself too much, you'll miss everything important in life. |
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Term
What two faces of nature are explained by
this myth? |
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Definition
| Flowers and echos of voices. |
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