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♦️Narcissus♦️⠀
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👨‍🎨By: Caravaggio⠀
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📚Legend has it that Narcissus was the preternaturally beautiful son of the nymph Leiriope and the river god Cephissus.⠀
When Narcissus was still a young boy, his mother took him to the blind prophet, Tiresias, to have his fortune told. The blind prophet predicted that "If he but fails to recognize himself, a long life he may have, beneath the sun."⠀
Unfortunately for Narcissus, he was to recognize himself all too soon. A vain and snobbish youth, he refused the fervent amorous advances of a multitude of young ladies, but was to finally meet a worthy match when he came across his own reflection in a pool. The boy fell madly and irrevocably in love with himself.⠀
Narcissus stayed beside the stream gazing at his reflected paramour in vain, neglecting even to eat or drink. Upon his death, his body was transformed into a beautiful yellow flower, which still carries his name today.

A cautionary tale of vanity beautifully depicted by Caravaggio. Let us all remember the importance of self-awareness and humility in a world that often encourages self-obsession.