Narcissus Research Paper

The story of Narcissus was first told in ancient Balkan Amphitheatre’s, the ancient Greeks tell us that Narcissus the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope, known for his attractiveness rejects nymph Echo’s desperate love for him.The handsome Narcissus he is punished by gods to fall in love with the reflection of his own image in a pool. Narcissus hopeless and worthless in front of his love, he became the flower which bears his name.
The myth told mainly from phantasy point of view has the fascination of a fairy tale but gradually follows and expanded the number of psychological details exploring dualistic terms: reality –illusion, subject- object. Over the years is well know the significance of the Greek myths in psychoanalytic theory. The
Within the last century, the name of Narcissus become related with psychopathology, but its modern usage began as a clinical construct, today the term Narcissism links to clinical theory. Narcissism is a pattern of attributes and behaviours which indicate an inflated sense of self, an obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others a sense of entitlement. Observing traits such self-centeredness and self-preoccupation, the word narcissism is used sometimes as a pejorative term for something that belongs to, other people, but another common trait is an underdeveloped ability to love oneself the absence of self-esteem, an alternative type of narcissistic wound. Narcissism is communicated in the Bible.One example is in Paul’s second pastoral epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy 3:1-7) in the fall of A.D.67. Paul appears to be concerned about the conduct of leaders so he advises Timothy about those who turn and act out of a “self-love attitude”. “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,