Liriope – Cephisus

Liriope ask Tiresias if Narcissus will “live to a ripe old age” Tiresias replies “Yes, if he never knows himself.”

Narcissus

EchoNymph – spirit of nature, minor female

deitiesWhen hera came looking for Zeus having

affairs with other nymphs in the forest Echo would talk to her and distract her until the nymphs could get away. Hera found out and cursed her.

Liriope bringing Narcissus before Tiresias

Giulio Caprioni

Echo

Giovanni Dosso

NarcissusCaravagio

Gyula Benczur

Narcissus

Fresco from Pompeii

Nicolas Poussin

Echo and Narcissus

NarcissusCaldenari, Vatican

Echo and Narcissus

J. W. Waterhouse

Echo and NarcissusEdmund Kanoldt

Narcissus Lemoyne Fancois