Echo (mythology) is known, is Norman-French verse narrative written towards the end of the 12th century. In the four manuscripts that remain, an unknown author borrows from the Echo and Narcissus of Ovid to create a story better suited to the needs of his time. This medieval account alters the characters of both Echo and Narcissus. In Ovid’s account Echo is a beautiful nymph residing with the Muses, and Narcissus is a haughty prince. In "The Lay of Narcissus", Echo is replaced by the princess Dané. Conversely, Narcissus loses the royal status he bore in Ovid's account: in this rendition he is
The Girl Who Was Plugged In society, making her unable to form emotional connections or experience love until her disembodiment and re-embodiment as Delphi. Consequently, P. Burke feels more human in the beautiful vessel Delphi than in her own body, because society finally accepts and recognizes her existence. In other words, P. Burke is dependent on technology to be able to participate in society. While Hollinger reads "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" through the ideological lens of gender as a performance, Hicks believe Tiptree connects female disembodiment with women's relationship to technology. Delphi, made for the sole purpose of advertising, is the living example of