In english today, we have the word narcissistic derived from the name narcissus. the defintion of the word narcissistic is - people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration.
which of the following lines from the myth shows how the word narcissistic could have developed from the character of narcissus?
a
"here narcissus, hot and tired from the hunt, paused to take refreshment."
b
"no other beauty upon the earth could rival this, and so here narcissus stayed, gazing with irrepressible yearning after his own image."
c
"he did not know that the face he saw beneath the water was not real, had no life of its own"
d
"perhaps out of pity or perhaps out of scorn, as a blessing or a curse, they transformed this beautiful young man into a flower"

B

Explanation:

out of these choices, B is the best choice for a narcissist

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