The Flower Stories

Besides the story of Pygmalion and Galatea, I also love the flower stories, which include Narcissus and Echo, Hyacinthus, and Pyramus and Thisbe (actually a berry story) . They are such beautiful and tragic stories. And, I like that they explain how the Narcissus, Hyacinth, and mulberry came to be.



In this painting, done by John William Waterhouse, is Echo and Narcissus. I think this is a very lovely depiction of them.

This is Méry-Joseph Blondel's painting of "The Death of Hyacinthus."

This painting by Hans Baldung is of Pyramus and Thisbe, which I'm not crazy about. In my mind they should look younger - more youthful.