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Key words£ºEcho,
Hera,
love,
Narcissus |
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Genre£ºmyth |
Topic£ºEcho |
Words:150 |
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Looking at his reflection,
he vainly said to the face in the water,
"I love you." |
Echo and
Narcissus
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Author£ºUnknown |
Source£ºdrake.marin.k12.ca.us |
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Nation£ºGreece |
Date£º2008-8-31 |
(Echo and Narcissus,
John William Waterhouse, 1903)
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Hera, the Queen of
Mt. Olympus, cast a spell over her servant Echo for talking too
much. As a punishment, Echo could only repeat what
someone else said.
Poor Echo! She was
in love with handsome Narcissus, and yearned to tell him so! One
day Echo saw Narcissus admiring himself in a clear pond. Looking
at his reflection, he vainly said to the face in the water, "I
love you."
Echo repeated, "I
love you," and meant it. But Narcissus thought it was his
reflection that spoke and stood gazing at himself until he died
and Hermes led him away to the Land of the Dead. Echo pined for
him till she, too, faded away. All that was left of her was her
voice that can still be heard in certain hollow places,
senselessly repeating the words of others.
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Discussion£º
1. Why did Hera cast a
spell over Echo?
2. How did Narcissus die?
3. Where can we hear
Echo's voice?
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