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A-Z: General definitions: Echo
Definition
Echo was a nymph living on Mount Helicon who was unable to say what she wanted to say. Instead, she could only repeat the last word/s spoken by another. There are several stories offered as explanation. In one, Hera imposed this punishment because Echo deliberately delayed her in conversation when Hera was trying to catch other nymphs with Zeus. Another story states that Pan was the cause. Echo was one of the lovers rejected by Narcissus.
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A nymph living on Mount Helicon.
A mountain in Boeotia where the Muses loved to spend time.
Queen of the Greek gods, wife of Zeus and patroness of women. (Roman name, Juno.)
Son of Cronos, ruler and chief of the Greek gods, originally a sky-god. (Roman name: Jupiter.)
A pastoral god, Hermes' son, who was partly man and partly goat.
The beautiful youth who spurned all suitors, and then fell in love with his own reflection. The narcissus is the flower which grew on the spot on which Narcissus died.
The beautiful youth who spurned all suitors, and then fell in love with his own reflection. The narcissus is the flower which grew on the spot on which Narcissus died.
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