Echo (mythology) how she felt and was forced to watch him as he fell in love with himself. In "Metamorphoses", the poet Ovid tells of Juno (Hera in Greek mythology) and the jealousy she felt towards her husband Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) for his many affairs. Though vigilant, whenever she was about to catch him, Echo distracted her with lengthy conversations. When at last Juno realized the truth, she cursed Echo. From that moment on, the once loquacious nymph could only repeat the most recently spoken words of another person. Sometime after being cursed, Echo spied a young man, Narcissus, while
Narcissus in Chains in the series, "Narcissus in Chains" blends elements of supernatural, detective and erotic fiction. As with previous novels, "Narcissus in Chains" refers to a location within the novel itself. In this case, "Narcissus in Chains" is the name of a dominance and submission nightclub operated by , a werehyena who is himself named after Narcissus of Greek myth. "Narcissus in Chains" features the following major characters. Recurring characters include: Non-recurring characters include: The death toll in "Narcissus in Chains" includes: Narcissus in Chains Narcissus in Chains is the tenth book in the series of horror/mystery/erotica novels by Laurell K. Hamilton.