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Title
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La enamorada Scyla es despreciada de Minos por traidora
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Description
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This engraving depicts Scylla, the daughter of King Nisus of Megara, betraying her father by helping King Minos of Crete. While King Minos had been attacking the city of Megara, Scylla had fallen in love with him while watching the battles from afar. She decided her love for King Minos was worth betraying her father and her city, so she cut off a piece of her father’s magical purple hair which kept him safe from harm and handed it over to King Minos. Although King Minos was the enemy of Megara, he found Scylla’s actions deplorable. This image depicts King Minos putting his hand in Scylla’s face as he wants nothing to do with her. Scylla is turning away from Minos and covering her face in shame. Many of Minos’ soldiers are depicted watching the event unfold.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25022
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Source Name
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Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]
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Image
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Subject
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Scylla
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King Minos
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Betrayal
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War
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Mythology
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