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Narcissus, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymphminor goddess of nature, usually represented as young and beautiful Leiriope, was an extremely good-looking Greek youth. His beauty ultimately led to his death. A prophetone who claims to have received divine messages or insights named Tiresias told Leiriope that her son would enjoy a long life as long as he never knew himself or saw his reflection. Although Leiriope did not understand the prophecyforetelling of what is to come; also something that is predicted at the time, its meaning eventually became clear.

Narcissus was so handsome that many women and men fell in love with him. He rejected all of them. One of his admirers was the nymph Echo, who had been cursed by