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Narcissus (mythology)
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Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus or Narkissos (Greek: Νάρκισσος), was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty. Several versions of his myth have survived: Ovid's, from his Metamorphoses;Pausanias', from his Guide to Greece, (9.31.7); and one found among the Oxyrhynchuspapyri.
Pausanias locates the spring of Narcissus at Donacon 'Reed-bed' in the territory of the Thespians.
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Pausanias finds it incredible that someone could not distinguish a reflection from a real person, and cites a less known variant in which Narcissus had a twin sister. Both dressed similarly and hunted together. Narcissus fell in love with her.
When she died, Narcissus pined after her and pretended that the reflection he saw in the water was his sister. Some Greek tales suggest that he was sexually attracted