The relation of the captions to the classical architectural images is obscure but is based upon Ovid's Metamorphoses. For example, both Echo and Narcissus are mentioned in two of Finlay's poems; the significance of "Echo to echo" and the arch is not apparent. However, the reflecting pool of the poem, for 'Narcissus' read 'Narcissus' follows the text of the poem as follows. According to a web site, relating to Narcissus and Echo Ovid's Metamorphoses, "Tiresias, the man recently blinded by Juno (known as Hera in Greek mythology, but this is the story of Ovid who wrote in Latin) and made a prophet by Jupiter (Zeus), quickly gained a reputation for being infallible in his answers about the future. Sometimes, however, the answers of Tiresias were as opaque as those of any other oracle. Liriope, a naiad, became pregnant with the child of the river god Cephisus. When their child was born, Liriope named him Narcissus. She asked the blind seer Tiresias if her son would live a long life and received for an answer a qualified affirmative. Narcissus would live a long time if he never got to know himself. Narcissus was so handsome everyone loved and desired him, but Narcissus was too proud to offer his love in return. His rejection of Echo turned her from an unhappy nymph into the barest wisp of what she had been. Echo shriveled up until all that was left of her was her voice. Not all the would-be lovers of Narcissus were so self-deprecating. One of them took his complaint about rejection to the goddess of vengeance, Nemesis. The rejected suitor asked the goddess Nemesis to make Narcissus fall in love with himself but not be able to accept his own love. On a hot day Narcissus bent down to drink from a clear, silvery pool. As he drank he saw a beautiful image in the pool. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection. He tried to kiss and embrace it -- encouraged because he saw the other raising his lips to meet Narcissus' own -- but couldn't. Yet Narcissus could do nothing else. In time he realized he was in love with his own reflection. Since he knew he could never hold himself, he couldn't go on. He beat his breast and died. When his naiad sisters went out to bring him back for burial, the body was gone. In its place was a lovely yellow-centered white flower, the narcissus." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.