"Narcissus Pompei Grand Tour"
BEAUTIFUL BRONZE OF NARCISSUS DISCOVERED DURING THE EXCAVATIONS OF POMPEII EXCAVATION PATINA HELLENISTIC STATUE DISCOVERED IN 1862 PRESERVED IN THE MUSEUM OF NAPLES REPRODUCED IN THE 19TH CENTURY FOR TOURISTS OF THE GRAND TOUR (WRITERS MUSICIANS ETC;;;) COMING TO VISIT THE RUINS OF POMPEII AND THE ITALY REPULS SEVERAL LOVERS OF HIS BEAUTY INCLUDING THE NYMPH ECHO THE GODDESS NEMESIS TO PUNISH HIM LET HIM FALL IN LOVE WITH HIS OWN IMAGE WHEN HE SAW HIS REFLECTION IN A POOL OF WATER HE LET HIMSELF DIE OF DESPAIR IN FRONT OF THE WHITE FLOWER WHICH BEARS HIS NAME