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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (II) > the Greek heroic legends (II): heroines > the Greek heroic legends (II): heroines (with NAME) > (story of) Scylla > love-affairs of Scylla > Scylla, daughter of Nisus, from the walls of Megara sees Minos who is besieging the city, and falls in love with him > Scylla pulls out her father's purple (or golden) lock of hair while he is asleep

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95B(SCYLLA)211Scylla pulls out her father's purple (or golden) lock of hair while he is asleep  

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Subject

  • ancient history
  • city-wall
  • classical antiquity
  • daughter
  • father
  • father and daughter
  • gold
  • Greek legend
  • hair-cutting
  • heroic legend
  • heroine
  • history
  • legend
  • love at first sight
  • Megara (city)
  • Minos (King)
  • mythology
  • Nisus (Scylla's father)
  • purple
  • Scylla (daughter of Nisus)
  • siege
  • sleeping

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  • 95B(SCYLLA)211

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