Daffodils are known as popular flowers at Easter time. With their bright yellow trumpets, they not only exude a spring atmosphere, but also carry other meanings.
What is the meaning of daffodils?
The meaning of daffodils ranges from symbolizing resurrection and rebirth at Easter to recalling the Greek myth of Narcissus, who fell victim to his self-love and vanity and reemerged as a particularly beautiful flower.
What does the daffodil stand for at Easter?
The Easter flowers, the best-known subspecies of daffodils, bloom at Easter time and are therefore a symbol of theTime of Resurrection They stand for rebirth and the strength to overcome death. Easter flowers bloom in meadows in spring and are often brought into the house as bouquets.
What does the myth of Narcissus say?
Greek mythology tells a story of Narcissus, a beautiful youth who perished because of hisself-love and vanity. He could not reciprocate other people's love and was so in love with his own reflection that he had to constantly look at it in a fountain. The desire to unite with his unattainable reflection was ultimately so great that when he tried to hug it, he fell into the water and drowned. Where he sat there grew a flower of particular beauty, a daffodil.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The term Narcissistic Personality Disorder is based on the story of Narcissus from Greek mythology. Even if the symptoms of the condition are not exclusively expressed in pathological self-love, people with this trait are still often associated with narcissism.
