Narcissus (mythology) is the story of Echo and Narcissus. One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted "Who's there?". Echo repeated "Who's there?" She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She was heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in lonely glens until nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis (as an aspect of Aphrodite), the goddess of revenge, noticed this behaviour after
Narcissus (mythology) portrayed as an Olympian god with purple skin. In the film Bab'Aziz, directed by Nacer Khemir, a Narcissus like character was portrayed by an ancient prince who sat by a pond for days after days and looked at the reflection of his own soul. He was referred to as 'The prince who contemplated his soul'. "Pink Narcissus" is an artistic film by James Bidgood about the fantasies of a hustler. The escape craft Ripley boards in the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien is called the Narcissus. In the 2011 film "Seeing Heaven", Narcissus is depicted in a painting - the