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This article is about narcissism as a word in common use. For narcissism in psychology, see Narcissism (psychology).

Narcissism describes the trait of excessive self-love, based on self-image or ego.

The term is derived from the Greek myth of Narcissus. Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo. As punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus pined away and changed into the flower that bears his name, the narcissus.

Interview, part 2, March 28, 2008, with LC, fine art promoter and gallery co-owner. LC co-directs ThinkSpace Gallery in Silver Lake, CA, The Grind Gallery in Venice, CA, and Cannibal Flower, a monthly happening in Los Angeles, CA, which shows the work of scores of emerging artists. Find LC on AMP here, and find LC's own art on AMP here.