Echo In Greek Mythology Research Paper

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Echo is a character in Greek mythology. She is a mountain nymph, or spirit that is thought of as a gorgeous girl, who lived on Mount Kithairon. She was often visited by the god of the sky, Zeus. His wife, Hera, found out about this and tried to follow him so that she could catch him in his act. Echo would stop her and talk to her for awhile so that Zeus could avoid conversations about this subject with Hera. After a while, the goddess of marriage and birth realized what the sneaky nymph was doing. She cursed Echo so that all she could do was repeat the last few words that another person had just said. One day the beautiful nymph fell in love with a handsome man named Narcissus. He had been hunting with some others and soon realized that he

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