195 views Photo Uploaded: Mar 08 2008 22:34:15 GMT Taken: 2008:02:27 23:41:26 Manufacturer: Canon Camera: Canon PowerShot G5Aperture: F3 Shutter: 1/60 sec Flash: Yes (Auto, red-eye reduction) Narcissus (Daffodil)
There are two derivations of the name. One is that of the youth of Greek mythology called Narcissus, who, in at least one of many variations of the tale, became so obsessed with his own reflection as he kneeled and gazed into a pool of water that he fell into the water and drowned. The legend continues that the Narcissus plant first sprang from where he died. The other derivation is that the plant is named after its narcotic properties (narcosis, narkono, to numb in Greek). [From wikipedia]
I prefer the first version ;-) | |