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Narcissus was a figure in Greek mythology known for his exceptional beauty, who became infatuated with his own reflection and was transformed into a flower as a result. The story has endured for centuries as a cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive self-love and vanity.
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Narcissus, fresco from the House of M. Lucretius Fronto at Pompeii.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus (/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/; Ancient Greek: Νάρκισσος, romanized: Nárkissos) is a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Mimas or modern-day Karaburun, İzmir), known for his beauty which was noticed by all. According to the best-known version of the story in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Narcissus rejected the advances of all women and men who approached him, instead falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. In some versions, he beat his breast purple in agony at being kept apart from this reflected love, and according to Ovid turned into a flower bearing his name.
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