myth of King Nisus

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The myth of King Nisus tells of the ruler whose magical purple lock of hair guaranteed his kingdom’s safety until his daughter’s betrayal led to his downfall and transformation into a bird.

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myth of King Nisus canonical 1
story of Nisus and Scylla 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek myth
act of betrayal
capture of city
human
king of Crete
legend of Megara
magical talisman
mythological figure
mythological king
mythological king
mythological narrative
princess of Megara
action cuts off Nisus’s purple lock of hair
causedBy Scylla’s betrayal
causes loss of Megara’s protection
centralEvent siege of Megara by Minos
culture ancient Greek religion and mythology
fate death and transformation into a bird
transformation into a bird
father Nisus
grants invulnerability of Megara
hasMainCharacter Nisus
hasPhysicalAttribute purple lock of hair
hasSetting Megara
hasTheme betrayal
consequences of broken oaths
divine punishment
filial disloyalty
includesCharacter Minos
Scylla
includesEpisode story of Nisus and Scylla
linked to: myth of King Nisus
includesMotif daughter betrays father for foreign lover
magical hair as life-token
metamorphosis into birds
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
moralLesson love driven by passion can be destructive
treachery against kin leads to ruin
motivation desire to win Minos’s love
notableFor betrayal of her father
outcome defeat of Nisus
plotPoint Scylla falls in love with Minos
positionHeld king of Megara
relatedWork Ovid’s Metamorphoses
resultsIn fall of Megara
transformedInto ciris
sea eagle

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Ancient Megara notableMyth myth of King Nisus
Ovid’s Metamorphoses includesEpisode story of Nisus and Scylla
subject linked to: myth of King Nisus
linked to: myth of King Nisus