“Ovid’s Metamorphoses” is a classic Roman mythical epic that tells the story of two characters, Narcissus and Echo.
Zeus liked to pay a visit to Echo, an oread or mountain nymph. Hera, Zeus’s wife, could never understand Zeus’ fascination with nymphs.
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A flower with white petals and a yellow center blossomed where Narcissus had laid down. The Narcissus flower is the modern name for this flower.
