The Pausanias tell the tale that the Narcissus flower was created to entice Demeter's daughter Persephone away from her companions to enable Hades to abduct her. The Narcissus flower is named after the myth of the boy Narcissus and is said to spring from the ground around the pool where he died. In Ovid’s telling of the story he suggests Narcissus is transformed into the flower.

The Myth of Narcissus read by Timothy Carter, music by Steve Gorn, compiled by Andrew Calimach.

Gender: feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Black Narcissus