Daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) belong to the genus Narcissus, about 40 species of plants in the amaryllis family. The name narcissus is popularly thought to derive from the Greek mythological figure Narcissus, a young man of great beauty who rejected the love of the nymph Echo or, in some versions, the young man Ameinias. After the heartbroken Echo had faded away leaving behind only her voice, Nemesis, the goddess of retribution, caused Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He eventually pined away or killed himself.
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