Narcissus, famed for his beauty, attracted divine vengeance for his rejection of the love of the nymph Echo or, in some versions, the young man Ameinias. The blind seer Tiresias had prophesied that Narcissus would have a long life, provided he never knew or recognized—interpreted as looked at—himself. 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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