Reading Notes: Ovid's Metamorphoses I, Part B

Story: Echo & Narcissus

Plot Summary

Echo saw Narcissus in the forest and like everyone, she fell in love with him. She would not talk to him because she was cursed by Juno. Echos voice could not be silent when others speak, and she could not talk be she would repeat the last thing someone said. She declares her love for him but she's rejected. She gets super sad and her body vanishes, but the sound of her voice continues on.

Apparently, Narcissus was arrogant rejections manage to anger some people. Nemesis heard a request for him to fall in love, but be rejected by the one who he loves, and she granted this request. But, who could not love Narcissus with its beauty? As he went to the lake to drink, he fell in love with his reflection on the lake. He withered away looking at his reflection on the lake, and he turned into a flower.

My thoughts

I was familiar with the story of Narcissus but not the story of Echo. I was thinking about turning the story around, maybe Narcissus falls in love with the voice of Echo, but echo rejects him. That could be a pretty good twist on a famous story. 

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