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The Pelopon­nesian War (431–404 bce)

The two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta were at war. Each stood at the head of alliances that, between them, included nearly every Greek city-state in the Argolic, read on…

Narcissism

The term “narcissism” originates from the Greek myth of Narcissus – popularized by Ovid's “Metamorphoses” – that tells of a young man, who rejects the advances of the nymph Echo and is punished by the gods by falling in love with his own reflection. Unable to leave the reflection, he wastes away and transforms into the narcissus flower. In psychology, see NPD.