The Three Myths 16

Nisus and Scylla

Minos, king of Crete, went into war with Nisus, king of Megara. Scylla was the daughter of Nisus but fell in love with Minos. She ends up escaping from the city, into enemy territory and surrendering to the king of Crete. Minos though, ends up fearing the woman and escaping the island. In this myth, Scylla shows that her love for man is more than her love towards her country. She chose to betray her dad and the city she belonged to for the king of the enemy. (A very similar situation occurs with Troy, when Paris steals the beautiful Helen from Mycenae). Love could probably make me do some pretty crazy stuff, but nothing will ever make me do something like Scylla did, or at least I hope so. At the end though, Minos leaves and the war ends.This is good because her selfish act ended up saving her country, but she ended up loosing the love of her life.