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
Miletus (mythology) known as Miletus was originally called 'Anactoria'. Miletus (mythology) Miletus (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος) was a character from Greek mythology. According to Robert Graves, Miletus' name tentatively suggests "red earth" "miltos" referring to the fact that Cretans had a complexion that was redder than that of the Greeks. Miletus was son of Apollo and Areia, nymph-daughter of Cleochus, of Crete. His mother in other accounts was Acacallis, a daughter of Minos who consorted with Apollo. Yet another source calls Miletus' mother Deione, and himself by the matronymic Deionides. Finally, one source gives Miletus as the son of Euxantius, himself son of