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Nisos

17th-century engraving of Nisos's daughter Scylla

falling in love with his enemy Minos.

In Greek mythology, Nisos was the King of Megara, and one of the four sons
of Pandion II, King of Athens.

He was married to Abrota, sister of Megareus, and when she died, Nisos
commanded that the Megarian women wear clothes like she had.[1] His
daughter Eurynome, with Poseidon, had the famous son Bellerophon.[2] His
second daughter Iphinoe married Megareus, her maternal uncle.[3] The third
daughter Scylla was responsible for Nisos' death.

Metion, the uncle of Nisos, had seized the throne from Pandion II. However,
upon their father's death, Nisos and his brothers (Aegeas, Pallas, and Lykos)
returned to Athens and took back control. They drove out the sons of Metion,
put Aegeus on the throne, and divided the government in four. Aegeas became
king of Athens, and Nisos the King of Megara.[4]
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Minos, King of Crete, attacked Nisos's kingdom during a war with Athens over
the death of his son Androgeus. Nisos however had a lock of purple hair that
kept him safe from harm.[5] Eros caused his daughter Scylla to fall in love with
Minos.[6] In one version, Minos tempts Scylla with a golden necklace to betray
and kill her father.[7] In another version, she fell in love with Minos from a
distance, and after cutting off the purple lock, she presented it to Minos.
However, Minos was disgusted with her act, calling her a disgrace. As Minos's
ships set sail, Scylla attempted to climb up one of them. But Nisos, who had
turned into a sea eagle or osprey, attacked her. His daughter transformed into
a bird as well. There is also a version with Ares.[8]

References
1. Plutarch. Moralia, 4.21.16.
2. Hesiod. Catalogues, Fragment 7.
3. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 39. 6
4. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.15.6.
5. Ovid. Metamorphoses, 8.5.
6. Nonnus. Dionysiaca, 25.150.
7. Aeschylus. The Libation Bearers, 610.
8. Ovid. Metamorphoses, 8.90.

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