This chapter starts with a scene with the famous character of greek myths: Narcissus. This is a story of a man who was so egocentric and so amazed with his own beauty that he stared into a lake and got instantly paralyzed. I have always liked this myth and I think it is my favorite of all because it relates to modern society. From this myth come the term: Narcisist, people who think they are the most beatiful and people that are very egocentric are called: Narcisists.
The next scene that is presented to us is the story of Vertumnus and Pomona. This was, in my opinion, a very romantic story about love between two characters, and as we should have noticed this is a very popular theme in greek literature and mythology. I also like that it teaches a lesson at the end. One of the examples of the love these two felt for each other is when Vertumnus dresses as an old women to make Pomona fall in love with him, but then they are caught by her father and he tries to drown him (harsh reaction).
I think this is a really unique story although the love theme and sacrifice theme is very popular and used very commonly. Still I really enjoyed the story and I hope I get a chanc to read more literature of thi kind.
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