Narcissus Research Paper

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The next stories are about how flowers came to be. There are two stories to how Narcissus came to be. Persephone loved flowers and one day while out picking she saw a new beautiful flower. Persephone went to pick the flower and big, black horses sprung from the ground and brought her to the world of the dead. This all happened because the King of the dead loved Persephone. Another story of Narcisuss is that he was a beautiful hero who everyone loved, but never payed attention. One day, he was drinking water and saw the reflection of himself. He believed only death could set him free so he died. The Nymphs wanted to give him a proper burial, but instead of his body, there were flowers. Those flowers were named after him. Hyacinthus was in a

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