Nymph cursed by Hera to repeat only the last words of others. She faded away for love of Narcissus until only her voice remained.
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The story
A talkative mountain nymph. She distracted Hera with chatter while Zeus‘s lovers slipped away, so Hera cursed her: she could only repeat the last words others had said.
How it ends
She fell in love with Narcissus but could not speak to him first. Rejected, she faded until only her voice was left, still answering in the hills.
Still with us today
Every echo carries her name.
Family
The sources do not agree on, or do not name, Echo’s family.
Appears in
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Ancient sources
- Ovid, Metamorphoses