To illustrate the multiple resonances found in an echo, the
Greeks conjured up the story of a beautiful mountain nymph. Her
name was Echo and she made the mistake of helping Zeus succeed
in one of his sexual conquests. Hera found out and punished
Echo, making it impossible for her to say anything except the
last words spoken to her. Soon after, Echo fell in love with
Narcissus whose obsession with himself caused her to pine away
until only her voice remained. Another lesser known version of
this myth has Pan falling in love with Echo. Echo, however,
rejects his amorous offers and Pan, being the god of civility
and restraint, tears her to pisces, burying all of her except
her voice. In both cases, unfulfilled love results in the total
negation of Echo's body and the near negation of her voice. But
Echo is an insurgent. Despite the divine constraints imposed
upon her, she still manages to subvert the gods ruling. After
all, her repetitions are far from digital, more closer to
analog. Echo colors the words with