Echo was a beautiful mountain nymph. She was a great talker and she always had to have the last word. She was the favourite of Artemis, they used to do lots of things together. But her delightful life was destroyed all because she tried to protect her friends from Hera's wrath.
Hera suspected that her husband Zeus was in love with one of the nymps but she didn't know which one she was. In order to find out, she went to the place where Echo and the other nymps lived. Echo also didn't know which nymph Zeus favored, so she started a conversation with Hera in order to let all the other nymphs escape. Echo kept Hera talking for such a long time that all the nymphs had fled when Hera ran to the nymphs' pool.
Hera understood what Echo had done, and she punished her. She shall never be able to speak first but she shall only be able to repeat what others say. She shall always have the last word.
After being rejected by a man called Narcissus, Echo started living in a cave abd finally, because of her great grief, she shrank into nothing. The only thing left of her was her voice which echoed through the mountains, repeating the words of anyone who called.
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Supposedly she is the daughter of Gaea and Uranus according to The Wordsworth Classic Dictionary and The Dictionary of Classical Mythology.
To explain mysteries of nature.
Greek mythology were stories of Ancient Greek gods and goddesses, but there were many stories about the heroes of the gods or goddesses that were half mortals, half immortals, like Hercules, for example. Also, Greek mythology stories explain of how things were made, living things and non-living things.
The role of Greek epics and mythology was to explain the nature of the world and the basis for their culture. They help in understanding the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece.