Examples Of Sacrifice In Ovid's Metamorphoses

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Sacrifice means an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy, (Dictionary.com). A person has to make a sacrifice or choice in a situation. Sometimes that person is a difficult place in their life, so making a sacrifice may affect that person or another person’s life. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Daedalus and Icarus, Daedalus in his cruel and envious mind went first knowing he would wonder where his son was while escaping exile.

First, he was cruel and envious. In the past, Daedalus killed his sister’s son because Daedalus was envious of his nephew’s art. He ended up losing the people he loved because he let hatred, long ago, build up inside of him.

Next, he went first. When he was

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