The Myth of Narcissus. ... In Greek myth, the hero—Æneas, Heracles, Odysseus, Orpheus, Theseus—has to die and travel through the underworld before re-emerging as a hero.

Narcissus is among the best-known figures from Greek mythology. His beauty has lasted millennia: his name denotes the genus of plants of the amaryllis family, such as the daffodil and jonquil; his ...

Archeologists have made another major artistic discovery amid the ruins of ancient Pompeii, finding a well-preserved fresco depicting the Greek mythological figure of Narcissus. The Guardian ...

Narcissism ― the personality disorder that’s been a mainstay in pop psychology for decades now ― gets its name from Narcissus, a hunter from Greek mythology who was so handsome, he fell in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The choreographer Christopher Williams’s queer reimagining of the Narcissus myth is brilliantly conceived and costumed, though a bit stodgy. By ...

2. gugudan — Narcissus. gugudan’s take on the Narcissus myth for their “Act 2. Narcissus” album is a bit more humorous, with the MV for their title track “A Girl Like Me” including ...

In Ovid’s version of the myth of Echo and Narcissus, Echo is portrayed as a talkative nymph who’s cursed by the gods to repeat the last words of others and silenced otherwise. Echo eventually ...