Echo and Narcissus Echo and Narcissus Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's "Metamorphoses", a Latin mythological epic from the Augustan Age. The introduction of the myth of the mountain nymph Echo into the story of Narcissus, the beautiful youth who rejected sexuality and falls in love with his own reflection, appears to have been Ovid's invention. Ovid's version influenced the presentation of the myth in later Western art and literature. The myth of the goddess is told in Book III of the "Metamorphoses", and tells the story of a "talkative nymph" whom the goddess Venus admires for her magnificent voice and
Narcissus (2012 film) his family, career, and friends in his quest for an unattainable challenge. His devastating battle takes place in the dark place of his own psyche. The film's music score was written by Giedrius Puskunigis, and performed by actors who are also professional musicians. Amvrosios Vlachopoulos, the leading actor, is a professional cello player. Susanna Perry Gilmore is currently a first violin and concertmaster at Omaha Symphony. Narcissus (2012 film) Narcissus is a 2012 film, written and directed by Dovile Gasiunaite. In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a handsome young man, so vain, that the gods condemned him to fall in love