Unreturned Love

Narcissus the first flowers of spring, declare that spring has returned. Both the Greeks and Egyptians related the flower with death. The Egyptians often hung wreaths of narcissus during funerals. In medieval Europe, it was believed that if a daffodil drooped when you looked at it, it was an omen of death. The Arabians used this flower as an aphrodisiac.

According to a Greek myth, a young wood nymph named Echo fell in love with Narcissus. Narcissus was bestowed with great beauty, by the gods. In order to keep his beauty and youth he was not supposed to look at his own reflection. He became so self-conceited with his beauty that he did not bother about Echo, who was consumed by love, until all that was left of her was her voice. The goddess Nemesis led the vain Narcissus to a shimmering lake. There, he looked at his reflection and faded. The gods, however, thinking that Nemesis was too harsh, decided to change his sentence by turning him into a flower, the Narcissus
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Native to Spain and Algeria. It is the favorite flower of Queen Anne. She wove patterns of jonquil blossoms in her delicate needlework which included carpets, tapestry and dresses. She was inspired by her love of jonquils to establish Kensington Palace Gardens, the first public gardens in England.

A Greek myth relates the story of Proserpina. While she gathering lilies, she was kidnapped by the god Pluto who carried her to the underworld. As Pluto carried Proserpina, she dropped the lilies. As the lilies fell to earth, they became daffodils, hanging their heads for Proserpina's sorrow.

In the Language of Flowers they mean ~Have pity on my passion~ and ~I desire a return of affection~ The flowers yield a sweet-smelling yellow oil that is obtained in the south of France, and used in perfumes.

Symbolises ~Unreturned Love~ and stands for Vanity and Egoism. In psychoanalysis, narcissism is excessive self-love.

lol well this is a photo of a Daffodil and I found some nifty facts on it when I was looking up a different name from it or something that I could use as the name which found lol. so the title wasn't just "Daffodil" and well thats what I found