<P> In Greek mythology, Narcissus (/ nɑːrˈsɪsəs /; Greek: Νάρκισσος, Nárkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty . He was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope . He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him . Nemesis noticed this behavior and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image . Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live . He stared at his reflection until he died . Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception . </P> <P> The name is of uncertain etymology . According to R.S.P. Beekes, "(t) he suffix (- ισσος) clearly points to a Pre-Greek word ." The word narcissus has come to be used for the daffodil, but there is no clarity on whether the flower is named for the myth, or the myth for the flower, or if there is any true connection at all . Pliny the Elder wrote that the plant was named for its fragrance (ναρκάω narkao, "I grow numb") not the youth . </P>

Who fell in love with his own reflection