person
Narcissus
The beautiful youth who pined for his own reflection and was turned into the flower that bears his name; named among Flora’s flower-born youths.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §5.2 Narcissus
The youth turned into the flower that bears his name, for love of his own reflection.
- Metamorphoses §3.51 Narcissus
A youth of surpassing beauty and pride, fated to live long only if he never knew himself; he wasted away in love with his own reflection.