Greek Gods

 Atlanta ( Αταλαντη ) in greek mythology was a great arkadian huntress and a favourite of the goddess Artemis. Her father was disappointed he had a daughter and left her to die. She was raised during her childhood by a bear, later she was found by a group of hunters.
She participated in the voyage of the Argonauts, and defeated the hero Peleus in wrestling at the funeral games of King Pelias. When Meleagros gathered heroes to destroy the Kalydonian Boar, Atlanta joined the hunt and was the first to draw blood. Meleagros awarded her the prize of the skin, and when his uncles tried to take it from her force, he slew them.
                                                                    
Atlanta and the Golden Apples of Hesperides.

Atlanta was later reunited with her father Iasios, who insisted that she be wed. She agreed, but on condition that the suitors must defeat her in a race. Melanion knew that he was not fast enough to win the race.
He prayed to Aphrodite for help. Aphrodite presented Melanion with three golden apples to cast before the girl in the race. In return Melanion was to sacrifice to Aphrodite.  When Atlanta stoped to retrieve the apples, she was slowed enough to allow Melanion to be victorious.
Their marriage was a short one, for Melanion forgot his obligations to sacrifice to Aphrodite, and was cursed to lay with Atlanta in the shrine of Zeus where the pair were transformed into lions.

Narcissus is remembered for having fallen in love with his own reflection.


In greek mythology was the son of River God Cephisus and nymph Lyriope, beautiful youth who refused all offers of love, including that of Echo. When Narcissus was sixteen he was walking in the woods and Nymph Echo saw him and felt madly in love with him, but her love was not returned, and she disappeared from woods and mountains, fading away. It is told that not even her bones remained, having been turned into stone, but that her, voice made utterly brief by the anger of Hera, still lives in her. Besides Echo many other nymphs and youths sought Narcissus' love, but were ignored by him. Finally one of them prayed to the gods:

An alternate version of the Narcissus myth is that Narcissus had a twin sister who he loved greatly. In some versions he is in love with his sister, which was not uncommon in greek mythology. The two dress the same and are always together until the sister dies. Narcissus chances to look at the water after her death, and seeing his own reflection, believes it to be his sister.
As a result, Narcissus is not mesmerized by himself, but instead mesmerized by a lost love. This myth is somewhat beautiful in the concept that a person literally creates the memories of lost love ones and thus keeps them alive. However, Narcissus dwells too long at the water. The Narcissus flower, which often grow near lakes and water sources, are so named to symbolize Narcissus still waiting by the water for his lost sister, and always caught by the past.