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There was once a graceful and pretty nymph named Echo who loved Narcissus in vain. Narcissus' beauty was so unmatched that he felt it was godlike in scope, comparable to the beauty of Bacchus and Apollo. As a result, Narcissus spurned Echo's affections until, despairing, she faded away to nothing but a faint, plaintive whisper. To teach the vain boy a lesson, the goddess Nemesis doomed Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection in Echo's pond. Entranced by his own beauty and enamoured with his own image, Narcissus lay on the bank of the river and wasted away staring down into the water.
The Narcissus flower was made in representation of Echo's affection, her white petals incircling the lone funnel, Narcissus.
The Narcissus flower blooms early in the spring and is often found in damp soil near to a pond
It is said that is that the narcissus flower was used to entice Demeter's daughter Persephone away from her companions to enable Hades to abduct her.