{"id":4721,"date":"2020-04-30T20:47:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T20:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=4721"},"modified":"2020-04-30T20:47:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T20:47:50","slug":"a-latin-love-triangle-zeus-echo-and-narcissus-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/a-latin-love-triangle-zeus-echo-and-narcissus-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"A Latin Love Triangle: Zeus, Echo and Narcissus PART II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salvete\u00a0Omnes,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Let us continue in the fashion of the February post, I wanted to wrap up this brief translation of Echo and Narcissus. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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English: Narcissus and Echo. Ancient Roman fresco (45-79 a.C.) from Pompeii, Italy. By Stefano Bolognini<\/p><\/div>\n

The story of Echo and Narcissus is best known from book three of Ovid\u2019s\u00a0Metamorphoses<\/em>, a Latin narrative poem in 15 parts which emerged around AD 8, whose unifying theme is transformation. It chronicled more than 250 Classical myths and was a huge influence on Dante and Shakespeare. Their story may found in Book III Chapter V. Well, let us continue off where we last ended.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Costanzi narcissus and echo Public Domain.<\/p><\/div>\n

LATIN<\/p>\n

o\u00a0quotiens\u00a0voluit\u00a0blandis\u00a0accedere\u00a0dictis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 375<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0et\u00a0mollis\u00a0adhibere\u00a0preces!\u00a0natura\u00a0repugnat<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0nec\u00a0sinit,\u00a0incipiat, sed, quod\u00a0sinit,\u00a0illa\u00a0parata\u00a0est<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0exspectare\u00a0sonos, ad quos\u00a0sua\u00a0verba\u00a0remittat.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0forte\u00a0puer\u00a0comitum\u00a0seductus\u00a0ab\u00a0agmine\u00a0fido<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>dixerat<\/span>: ‘<\/span>ecquis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>adest<\/span>?’ et ‘<\/span>adest<\/em>‘\u00a0<\/span>responderat<\/span>\u00a0Echo.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ENGLISH<\/p>\n

O\u00a0<\/span>how often she wants to get close to him with seductive words,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0and call him with soft entreaties!\u00a0<\/span>Her nature denies it,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

and will not let her begin,\u00a0<\/span>for what it will allow her to do,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>but she is ready<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

to wait for sounds, to which she can return words.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>y chance, the boy, separated from his faithful band of followers,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0<\/span>had called out \u2018Is anyone here?\u2019 and \u2018<\/span>Here<\/span><\/i>\u2019 Echo replied<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This was always one of my favorite myths growing up because it was an origin myth and a love myth at the same time. It is the origin of the “echo,” and one of unrequited love which maybe when you are young is more acceptable (i.e. my crush doesn’t like me back). Ovid is quite poetic in his interpretation of this myth – however, there are said to be darker versions of the myth written by Parthenius of Nicaea, Conon, and Pausanias. These versions differ with Narcissus committing suicide since he cannot love himself or having a male suitor instead of Echo and even one where he falls in love with his twin sister. In whichever case, they are still quite tragic.<\/p>\n

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Salvete\u00a0Omnes,\u00a0 \u00a0Let us continue in the fashion of the February post, I wanted to wrap up this brief translation of Echo and Narcissus. \u00a0 The story of Echo and Narcissus is best known from book three of Ovid\u2019s\u00a0Metamorphoses, a Latin narrative poem in 15 parts which emerged around AD 8, whose unifying theme is transformation…<\/p>\n

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