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What was Echo special powers?
Echo (Marvel Comics)
Echo | |
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Alter ego | Maya Lopez |
Team affiliations | New Avengers The Hand |
Notable aliases | Ronin, Phoenix |
Abilities | Olympic-level athlete Concert-level pianist Strong martial artist Highly skilled acrobat Gifted ballerina Photographic reflexes As Phoenix: Telepathy Flight Superhuman strength Cosmic fire generation |
What was echo the god of?
Echo, in Greek mythology, a mountain nymph, or oread. According to the Greek writer Longus, Echo rejected the advances of the god Pan; he thereupon drove the shepherds mad, and they tore her to pieces. Gaea (Earth) buried her limbs but allowed her to retain the power of song.
Why did echo get cursed?
Hera. According to Ovid, Echo once had the job of distracting Hera from Zeus having relationships with other women. When Hera found out she was very angry with Echo. She put a curse on her that meant that she could only speak the last words of other people after she had heard them.
What powers would a goddess have?
All. Nigh-Omnipotence – Deities have the power to do almost anything. Immortality – Deities are not subject to age, disease, time and death. Invulnerability – They are invulnerable, to a degree, to physical attack.
Was echo a human?
Overview. Echo is an evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, versatile enough to fill multiple battlefield combat roles.
How was echo cursed?
The goddess Hera cursed her with just an echo for a voice as punishment for distracting her from the affairs of Zeus with her endless chatter. She was loved by the god Pan, and herself became enamoured of the boy Narkissos (Narcissus).
Why is echo called echo?
The word echo derives from the Greek ἠχώ (ēchō), itself from ἦχος (ēchos), “sound”. Echo in the Greek folk story is a mountain nymph whose ability to speak was cursed, leaving her able only to repeat the last words spoken to her.
What were Echos last words?
In her delight, Echo rushed to Narcissus ready to throw her arms around her beloved. Narcissus, however, was appalled and, spurning her, exclaimed, ‘Hands off! May I die before you enjoy my body. ‘ All Echo could whisper in reply was, ‘enjoy my body’ and having done so she fled, scorned, humiliated, and shamed.