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Treacherous daughter.

Deceptions. · Villains and traitors. · Treacherous relatives. · view the constellation · filed as K2214.1

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“But being afterwards detected in a plot against Tegyrius, he fled to the Eleusinians and made friends with them. Later, on the death of Ismarus, he was sent for by Tegyrius and went, com- posed his old feud with him, and succeeded to the kingdom. And war having broken out between the Athenians and the Eleusinians, he was called in by the Eleusinians and fought on their side with a large mysteries to Eumolpus, but perhaps he implies it.”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. XV · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Treacherous children.

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Daughter has aged father cremated with dead husband to honor the latter
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Treacherous daughter-in-lawTreacherous son: leads revolt against his father to whom he owes all
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Enchanted person. See also the entire section on transformation. No real difference seems to exist between transformation and enchantment. A bewitched or enchanted person may, however, retain his original physical form, but may be affected mentally or morallyMagic hairSoul (or life) kept in special part of bodyPerson with wings on feet (head)Labyrinth. Series of rooms so confusing that one cannot find the way outDaughter pulls out father's magic life-containing hair. As soon as it is taken out he diesChild sacrificed to gain favor of godsSacrifice to offended gods, who hold ship back

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