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Categories: Children of Selene, Metamorphoses into flowers in Greek mythology, Narcissism, Mythological hunters, Children of River Gods

Narcissus Narcissus myth Narrcisisus Νάρκισσος

(Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection WordNet 3.0

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(Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty which was noticed by all, regardless of gender. Wikipedia

Greek mythological character Wikipedia Disambiguation

A youth who spurned the love of Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool: in some versions of the myth, he drowned trying to reach it, while in others he sat fixated until a god took pity and transformed him into a flower. Wiktionary

Mythical youth. Wiktionary (translation)

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mythical being

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narcissus

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Greek mythology

DERIVATIVE WORK

Narcissus

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

The Nuttall Encyclopædia