ECHO


Meaning of ECHO in English

n.

In Greek mythology , a mountain nymph transformed into a disembodied voice.

According to Ovid , her chatter distracted Hera from the infidelities of Zeus , and the goddess punished her by depriving her of independent speech, rendering her able only to repeat the last words spoken by another. When Narcissus failed to requite her love, she faded away into a voice only.

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