Narcissus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Narcissus (; ) is a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Mimas or modern-day Karaburun, Izmir), known for his beauty which was noticed by all. According to the best-known version of the story in Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', Narcissus rejected the advances of all women and men who approached him, instead falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. In some versions, he beat his breast purple in agony at being kept apart from this reflected love, and in his place sprouted a flower bearing his name.

The character of Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a self-centered personality style. This quality in extreme contributes to the definition of narcissistic personality disorder, a psychiatric condition marked by grandiosity, excessive need for attention and admiration, and an inability to empathize. Provided by Wikipedia