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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book X

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

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The Lawless Flame of Kinras

Some tribes today in which the mother marries her own son, and the daughter takes her father. Mira wanted to be with Kinras but could not bear his kind words or endearment. She decided to hang herself after he asked if she would marry a man like him. The thought of death gave comfort to her heart so she hanged herself.

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