Narcissus Flower Story. 01102020 According to the story Narcissus was the beautiful yet vain son of the nymph Leriope and Cephissus God of the River. Upon finding the first Narcissus of spring a person would count themselves lucky and regard it as an omen of prosperity.
When the other gods mourned him they left behind handfuls of narcissus flowers. 24022010 There are several stories as to where the narcissus flower got its name. Who was the Greek god that was in love with himself.
Narcissus himself was a young hunter from the town of Thespiae in the region of Boeotia which pretty much just means central Greece.
Upon finding the first Narcissus of spring a person would count themselves lucky and regard it as an omen of prosperity. In the place where he had sat gazing yearningly into the water there appeared a flower that the nymphs named the narcissus. The myth tells that Narcissus was wondering in the woods when the mountain nymph Echo became captivated by his good looks and fell in love with him. Apart from its negative connotations due to the association with narcissism Narcissus.