Which of the following paraphrases of the text best states the central idea of the text?
a
narcissus, son of river god kephisos, had never seen his own image but still knew he was very attractive.
b
narcissus liked to hunt in the woods and came upon a pool of water one day and, for the first time, saw his own reflection in the water.
c
don't be like narcissus: don't be self-absorbed.
d
narcissus thought very highly of himself, and when he finally saw his own reflection, he could not leave it's beauty and thus the nymphs turned him into a flower to forever gaze upon its reflection.

Site's Answer: "He was a youth of the town of Thespiai in Boiotia, a son of the river-god Kephisos and the fountain-nymph Liriope. He was celebrated for his beauty and attracted many admirers but, in his arrogance, spurned them all. The suffering of two of these, however, would bring down a curse upon him."

And the curse that he got was that he became a flower, so the answer is-

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Narcissus thought very highly of himself, and when he finally saw his own reflection, he could not leave it's beauty and thus the nymphs turned him into a flower to forever gaze upon its reflection.

Hope this helped, my dude

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