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Narcissus (mythology) facts for kids

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In classical mythology, Narcissus was a beautiful hunter from Boetia. The most popular myth about him features him falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water, which he stared at until he died. His name is the origin of the term narcissism, which means a fixation a person has with their own appearance.

Images for kids

  • Jan Roos - Narcissus at the Spring

    Narcissus at the Spring by Jan Roos depicts Narcissus gazing at his own reflection.

  • Roman de la Rose f. 11v (Narcissus gazes at the spring)

    Narcissus gazes at the spring. From a 14th Century copy of Roman de la Rose

  • Carpioni, Giulio - Liriope Bringing Narcissus before Tiresias - 1660s

    Liriope Bringing Narcissus before Tiresias, Giulio Carpioni

  • Narcissus-Caravaggio (1594-96) edited

    Narcissus by Caravaggio

  • Follower of Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio - Narcissus

    Narcissus, follower of Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio

  • Narcisse musée dep beauvais

    Narcisse, Henri-Léon Gréber

  • Narcissus, Brussels Park (DSCF0359)

    Narcisse, Gabriel Grupello and Albert Desenfans

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Narciso (mitología) para niños

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