Skylla

Family: Megara · Role: daughter of Nisos · First appears: Aeschylus, The Libation-Pourers — Scene 5

Life events

• Skylla kills Nisos after Minos's gifts persuade her to steal his life-preserving lock.(Aeschylus, The Libation-Pourers — Scene 5 · 📍 Crete)
  • With: Nisos Minos
  • “Skylla, with blood defiled. Who for the sake of foes a dear one slew, Won by the gold-chased bracelets brought from Crete, The gifts that Minos gave, And knowing not the end, Robbed Nisos of his lock of deathless life,”

Aeschylus, The Libation-Pourers — Scene 5

• enemies with Nisos (Skylla kills Nisos by cutting off the lock on which his life depends.) “Robbed Nisos of his lock of deathless life, She with her dog-like heart Surprising him deep-breathing in his sleep;”
• with Minos (Minos gave Skylla the bracelets that won her over.) “Won by the gold-chased bracelets brought from Crete, The gifts that Minos gave,”
• with Hermes (Hermes is described as coming upon Skylla after her crime.) “But Hermes comes on her.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Tragedy. Made with Rho MD.