Motif
betrayal of parent and country for desired beloved
betrayal_of_parent_and_country_for_desired_beloved
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 XIII. / BOOK XIV. / BOOK XV. / BOOK THE EIGHTH.; lines 504-600 confidence: high
Scylla passes through the enemy to Minos, identifies herself as Nisus' royal daughter, and offers the purple lock as a pledge of love and as her father's life.
Scylla says love urged the deed, delivers the fortunes of her country and herself to Minos, and later says she preferred Minos before country and father.
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