Mythology
"If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then mythology has no claim to the appellation. But if that which tends to make us happier and better can be called useful then we claim that epithet for our subject. For mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness." - Bullfinches Mythology
Inspiration for Narcissus
Narcissus was a creation of the Gods. He was a beautiful, strong, powerful and graceful man. These gifts could have moved mountains yet they went unused and were instead replaced with self obsession. This obsession blinded him to the beauty in the world and to his own true potential. It tainted his reality so deeply that his reflection became a physical reality, his self destruction.
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