Narcissus

Classical and Greek Mythology Allusions Pandora’s Box Who? Zeus, Pandora, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaistos What? Zeus was mad at Prometheus and because people tricked him. Zeus eventually got back at the people by telling Hephaistos to make a beautiful woman whom he names Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth. Zeus thought Epimetheus should marry Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora with a small box with a lock on it. She couldn’t open the box because Epimetheus had the key. Pandora really wanted to…

bragging about it. As well as the more famous narcissists, politicians who use their egos and name in order to gain votes. Narcissism has not only been evident recently but has existed throughout recorded history. In Greek mythology, a myth exists that Narcissus,…

Narcissism: constructive or destructive? Once upon a time, a young handsome boy named Narcissus scorned love and rejected all the nymphs that were attracted to him, including Echo. As a form of punishment for his apathy and rejection towards the goddess’ (Artemis) favorite maiden, she cast a spell on him: to only love himself due to his incapability to love others. Thus, one day when Narcissus was drinking from a river, he fell in love with his reflection and drowned due to his vanity and…

Our generation is said to be the most narcissistic generation actually they are calling it a narcissism epidemic because some psychologist believe that so many people are narcissistic. The term “Narcissism “is derived from the Greek mythology of Narcissus who was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the nymph echo who was than punished by having to stare into a pool of water of himself and could only fall in love with himself and after a long time he changed…

Self-knowledge is a journey one may start, but the horrors of it may prove too difficult to finish. Socrates believed that “talking and examining myself and others is the greatest good to man, and that the unexamined life is not worth living” (Apology 38a). Narcissus and Oedipus may beg to differ. Both leading a pained life soon after achieving some sort of self-understanding; they are perhaps suggesting the opposite, that the examined life is not worth living. Either way, it is clear that the…

McLuhan proposed the theory of ‘narcissus as narcosis.’ He believes that media causes people to become self absorbed but “It is not that one is in love with themselves, but rather one is totally involved with the other self they perceive to be separate that they lose their own being at the…

1. The Greeks understood ethos as a means to take care or better oneself and in turn better the people around them. The definition of ethos presented is “a way of behaving and living life that is inseparable from the kind of person you’ve become in the process of maturing and living one’s life.” My interpretation of this definition is that you adopt a kind of ethics, or moral ruleset, in order to see yourself mature into the kind of person you want to be. By applying these rules you will…

brave. Also, Vanity is one of the greatest stories ever told. I recall there being many novels and writings concerning the word vanity and this isn't a shock to me. One of the most memorable stories of vanity was the one I mentioned earlier about Narcissus falling in love with his own reflection in the water. Vanity is a very controversial thing in my opinion and I'm sure others feel the same. Spending time reflecting on one's own image is not a good way to live life. There's much more to be…

The Italian Renaissance garden incorporates the villa they are stationed near into its design. Many aspects of the garden reflect the ideals of the Renaissance flooding through society; this flooding led to overflow into homes and, subsequently, gardens. Such aspects include the revival of classical antiquity, evident in the typical appearance of statues portraying characters from classical Grecian or Roman mythology, and archways and columns, and in La Pietra’s case, even a mini temple and…

romantic and intimate love, despite the potential lack of physical intimacy (135-137). Moreover, the Syrian’s behaviour of gazing at himself in the river is consistent with the story of Narcissus, who, after seeing his reflection in a river for the first time, falls in love with himself and drowns. During the 1800s, Narcissus was a common metaphor for homosexuality as admiring oneself is an “expression of the love of the likeness of oneself” (Primorac,…