Echo and Narcissus, 1903. By : John William.
Narcissus dies by a pool gazing at his own reflection that he falls in love with. He has no concern about anything around him nor does he eat or sleep. He takes his last dying breath by himself and dies by the image that he will never have but so badly desires.
The drooping flowers that characterise most daffodils are said to represent Narcissus bending over to catch his reflection in a pool of water. The name derives from the Greek 'narco', which is the root of the word narcotic.
