Narcissus

Academics and athletics are the two most important aspects in a student’s life. There are three main transitions in a child’s life: middle school to high school, high school to college, and college to the real world. As students might know, middle school is a much more relaxed environment than high school both socially and intellectually; thus, the transition to high school can be quite difficult. High School is full of physical, mental, social and psychological changes. Students enter as teens…

with staying as one for the rest of eternity. These same ideas can also apply to the story of Narcissus in the painting Narcissus by Caravaggio (PowerPoint 9). Narcissus, in Greek mythology, was the handsome son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. As his myth goes, he found himself on the bad side of the revenge goddess, Nemesis. To get her vengeance against him, Nemesis deceitfully led Narcissus to a pond where his eyes fell in love with his reflection, having never seen his own…

The story of Narcissism comes from a greek legend that is about a man named Narcissus and a dryad named Echo.The story begins with Echo and Aphrodite talking about all the scandals that happen up top on Olympus. Aphrodite favorited Echo because she entertained her and she told her “everyone asks me for favors yet, you do not.Is there anyone whom you wish would love you I can have my son shoot him with his arrows”.However, Echo was not interested because she felt she had not found someone she…

she heard. Juno One day she cast her eyes on Narcissus, a man whose beauty was so divine no man or woman could resist. Echo fell deeply in love with Narcissus but to her dismay Narcissus retreated, he did not love her back "Hands off! I would rather die than you should have me!" he exclaimed. Echo was heartbroken, yet still watched on from afar. Many years passed and Narcissus denied many more lovers. Until one day a young man cursed him. “May Narcissus love one day, so, himself, and not win…

teaches that you shouldn't go overboard trying to prove yourself, since it probably won't end well. Arachne shows that you shouldn't boast and try to seem better than people because, that too, will not end well. And finally, the myth of Echo and Narcissus teaches that you shouldn't always want to have the last word. Even if it seems worth it in the moment, it isn't in the long run. It also shows that you should care about more than yourself, and not be conceited because not many people want to…

The Moral Influence of Literature In an immoral society where technology hypnotizes the people, books are illegal and philosophical thinking is frowned upon; individualism no longer exists, people claim to be happy but feel little emotion, and mistakes are never learned from. However, corruption and immorality remains the result when the obsession of literature and philosophy influence a man’s lifestyle. Philosophy and literature should be learned from, but with reason, adapted into our lives.…

Metamorphoses is a narrative poem written by the Roman poet Ovid in the early first century BCE. The book focuses on the creation of the world and is based upon Roman myths and legends. Throughout the poem, many different types of lust are described within the myths. These varieties of lust include the craving for revenge, the longing for possessions, and the sexual desire for a person. The yearning for revenge is one of the driving parts of the book and is found multiple times, including…

Greek Myth of Narcissus, a hunter who falls so in love with his own reflection seen in a pool of water that he is unable to leave it and eventually drowns. In Dali’s adaptation the figure of Narcissus gazing into the pool doubles as a rock formation. To the right is a form similar to that of the figure, which at first glance might be mistaken as a duplicate. Upon closer inspection, we see that the image is actually a large hand, seemingly made of stone, holding an egg from which a narcissus…

The Myth of Narcissus, in it’s various forms, presents subjective insight and vivid illustrations of narcissism. Narcissistic personality disorder, a term taken from the myth, characterizes a self-loving youth, with a grandiose disposition, who found himself so attractive that he fell in love with his own reflection. The interpersonal relationships of Narcissus display a tragedy of missed connection, while the pursuance of an intimate relationship with Narcissus leaves others as mere shadows…

perfection all the time from them. They also have to let their kids do things on their own. They can’t try to throw money at them and always influence their decisions. Although some people might say that he went into the wild because he was a selfish narcissus the evidence shows that the real cause of his trip and his death is due to the bad relationship he had with his…