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Scylla is the daughter of the king of Alcathoe. When Alcathoe is attacked by Minos, Scylla falls in love with him. She battles internally as to whether she should betray her father and her homeland and be with the man she desires. She at last decides to sacrifice her city to Minos and steals the city’s keys from around her father’s neck while he sleeps. When she offers Minos the keys, Minos takes them but rejects Scylla’s love. Ashamed and angry, she jumps in the water and grabs hold of his ship as he sails away. She then transforms into a bird.
Scylla Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Scylla or refer to Scylla . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 8: Scylla and Minos Quotes
God helps those
who help themselves, remember, and fortune favors the brave.
Another woman whose passion was blazing as strongly as mine
would now be already destroying whatever opposed her love—
and delight in destroying it. Why should another be braver than I?
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This quote is spoken by Scylla when she is looking down at King Minos—her kingdom’s enemy—and struggling against the love she feels for him. In this quote, Scylla’s self-dialogue reveals the arguments that she uses to convince herself towards one plan or action or another. First, Scylla uses religious beliefs to convince herself that both God and fortune reward those who act bravely. Secondly, Scylla uses the rivalry of an imaginary woman to spur her to compete more avidly and act more bravely. However, despite these methods of self-persuasion, Scylla also reveals her uncertainty with her speech. She inserts a Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci voluptate et. Voluptas suscipit alias. In et eveniet. Eaque et repellendus. Dolores aut voluptatibus. Voluptatem qui volup
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Scylla Character Timeline in Metamorphoses
The timeline below shows where the character Scylla appears in Metamorphoses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 8: Scylla and Minos
...the coast. He arrives at Alcathoe where King Nisus reigns. Nisus has a daughter named Scylla who likes to climb to a tall tower in the city and throw pebbles on...
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When King Minos arrives, Scylla climbs the tower and watches the enemy troops assemble outside the city gates. When her...
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In her passion for King Minos, Scylla can’t decide if she loves or hates war for bringing Minos to her. She wants...
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When night comes, Scylla sneaks into her father’s bedroom and takes the gate key from around his neck. Then...
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Scylla screams after Minos, rebuking him for leaving her when he owes her his success in...
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In her anger, Scylla jumps into the water and grabs hold of the stern of Minos’s ship. Her father...
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