Motif
Betrayal of a besieged city by the ruler’s daughter
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A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK XIV. / BOOK XV. / BOOK THE EIGHTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 635-725 confidence: high
Minos raises forces, wars against Athens to avenge Androgeus, conquers Nisea, and lays siege to Megara, which is betrayed by Scylla, daughter of Nisus.
Scylla, daughter of King Nisus, betrays Megara to Minos; the explanatory account specifies secret correspondence and opening the gates with stolen keys.
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