What is the meaning of the narcissus flower?
This article introduces the meaning of the narcissus flower and the legend and knowledge about this green plant, and then let's get to know more together.
Chinese Legend: It is said that the narcissus is the incarnation of Emperor Yao's daughter, Ehuang and Nuying. They both married Shun, with the older sister becoming the queen and the younger sister becoming the concubine, and the three had a very good relationship. When Shun died during a southern tour, Ehuang and Nuying both sacrificed themselves to the Xiang River out of love. The heavens pitied their deep love and turned their spirits into narcissus flowers by the river, and they also became the flower deities of the narcissus in December.
The legend of Chongming narcissus comes from Fujian. During the Tang Dynasty, Empress Wu Zetian wanted all flowers to bloom at the same time in her imperial garden. The heavenly flower god dared not defy her order, and the six narcissus sisters from Fujian were no exception, being forced to go west to Chang'an. The youngest sister, unwilling to bloom alone for the empress, passed through the Yangtze River estuary and saw a piece of pure land in the river, so she secretly slipped down to Chongming Island. Therefore, the Fujian narcissus has five flowers per plant, while the Chongming narcissus has one flower blooming.
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Greek Mythology: Narcissus was a handsome youth in Greek mythology. His father was a river god, and his mother was a fairy. After Narcissus was born, his mother received an oracle: Narcissus would become the most handsome man in the world when he grew up; however, he would die because of his infatuation with his own appearance. To escape the fulfillment of the oracle, Narcissus's mother deliberately arranged for her son to grow up in the mountains, away from streams, lakes, and seas, so that Narcissus could never see his own appearance. As his mother wished, Narcissus grew up safely in the mountains, and as the oracle predicted, his appearance was extraordinarily handsome, becoming the most handsome man in the world. Every girl who saw him fell deeply in love with him. However, Narcissus was proud in character and no woman could win his love. He preferred to spend all day hunting with his companions in the mountains, paying no attention to the girls who were infatuated with him.
The mountain goddess Echo fell in love with Narcissus at first sight, but being unable to express her feelings, she could only repeat the sounds of others. Narcissus paid no attention to her infatuation. Her broken heart was hurt by Narcissus's coldness. She asked the goddess of love, Aphrodite, to punish him, making him endure painful suffering. Depression, longing, and nothingness led her to leave her former companions and wandered into the forest aimlessly. Here, her sadness increased, her appearance withered, and she disappeared from the mountains. However, her beautiful voice lingered in the valley. If you walk through the quiet mountains, she will respond to your voice. This is the mountain goddess Echo.
Narcissus's coldness broke the hearts of girls, and the goddess of retribution, Nemesis, could not bear it and decided to teach him a lesson. However, the goddess of love pitied Narcissus and turned him into a narcissus, blooming in places with water, allowing him to always look at his reflection. This strange little flower is graceful, elegant, and proud, very beautiful. To commemorate Narcissus, the fairies named this flower Narcissus, which is the narcissus flower. This is also why narcissus always grows by the water. Because of this story, people use Narcissism to describe those who are excessively fond of their own appearance and have a tendency to be narcissistic. Another version says that a swamp fairy fell for him and when he saw his own reflection in her eyes, he wanted to look again. The swamp fairy tricked him by saying it was her soul and lured him into her world, eventually killing him in the swamp. Another story says that Narcissus had a twin sister with whom he had a good relationship, but his sister died young. Narcissus missed her very much. One day, he saw his own reflection in the pond and thought it was his sister, so he stood there for a long time and eventually died by the pond.
Because of this myth, people call narcissism the narcissus complex.
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It is said that Muhammad once said: "Whoever has two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a narcissus, because bread is the food of the body, and narcissus is the food of the spirit."
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It is said that there was a beautiful girl with a strong personality. The Dragon King of the East China Sea wanted to marry her as a concubine, but she refused to the end. The dragon king then imprisoned her in a cluster of lotus flowers, leaving only a pool of clear water. Over time, she finally turned into a graceful narcissus flower. From this legend, people call the narcissus flower "the fairy of the rippling waves."
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The story of Yao Girl Flower comes from a tale like this. A couple named Yao had a beautiful and obedient daughter. When the daughter grew up, she was noticed by a wealthy tyrant who wanted to forcefully take her as his wife. The stubborn girl refused to be disgraced and drowned herself in the river. The heavens pitied her chastity and turned her spirit into a narcissus.
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