Echo (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Echo was an Oread who resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved consorting with beautiful nymphs and often visited them on Earth. Eventually, Zeus's wife, Hera, became suspicious, and
Echo (right) with Narcissus, from a fresco in Pompeii
Echo and Narcissus (John William Waterhouse, 1903, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool)
Echo (1900)
Daphnis recounting the tale of Echo to Chloe. (François Boucher, 1743, The Wallace Collection, London)
Iynx
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In Greek mythology, Iynx was a daughter of the god Pan and the nymph Echo. In popular myth, she used an enchantment to cast a spell on Zeus, which caused him to fall in love with Io. In consequence of
Echo (mythology)
…is described with Echo in his arms, teaching the nymph to repeat all manner of songs. Similarly in the Suda, Echo is described as bearing Pan a child, Iynx. Other fragments mention a second daughter, Iambe. Harrison describes how medieval European writers transformed Echo from a nymph into a mortal noblewoman…
Detail of an earring showing a figure of Eros holding an iynx toy. Created in Northern Greece, c. 330–300 BC
Iynx (bird wheel), a magic love charm. From Sterea Hellas Evoia, late 8th or early 7th century BC
Pygmalion
Apollo and Daphne