Scylla

Kills her father by cutting off his purple hair, the source of his immortality.

Genealogy

Nisus

Place

Megara

Events
  1. Scylla falls in love with Minos
  2. Scylla kills Nisus by pulling out his purple hair
  3. Besieging Megara, Minos drowns Scylla by tying her feet to the stern of the ship
Citation

Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.8

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