The word is based on the ancient Greek character Narcissus, who was put to death by the gods for not sexing anyone. Ancient greeks didn’t understand asexuals and thought we just don’t sex anyone because we think we’re better than others.
Modern english speaking people ported the word over and used it to mean a selfish abuser, while pointing to the asexual Narcissus as an example of selfish abusers, because they forgot to think critically and just accepted the Greek cultural interpretation without question
What? In the myth of Narcissus he was not cursed. There was a prophecy but no curse. Echo was the one who was cursed. Narcissus was just so vain he fell in love with his own reflection because no one else could compare.
Nah, one of the incels he rejected prayed to Nemesis to punish him, and she did. Read Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The prayer was “let him also love what he cannot have”, so she made him fall in love with his reflection. It was divine punishment.
The word is based on the ancient Greek character Narcissus, who was put to death by the gods for not sexing anyone. Ancient greeks didn’t understand asexuals and thought we just don’t sex anyone because we think we’re better than others.
Modern english speaking people ported the word over and used it to mean a selfish abuser, while pointing to the asexual Narcissus as an example of selfish abusers, because they forgot to think critically and just accepted the Greek cultural interpretation without question
Interesting, good to know and thank you for that bit of history!
What? In the myth of Narcissus he was not cursed. There was a prophecy but no curse. Echo was the one who was cursed. Narcissus was just so vain he fell in love with his own reflection because no one else could compare.
Nah, one of the incels he rejected prayed to Nemesis to punish him, and she did. Read Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The prayer was “let him also love what he cannot have”, so she made him fall in love with his reflection. It was divine punishment.