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Tereus


Te·reus

T0115100 (tîr′ē-əs, tîr′yo͞os′)n. Greek Mythology A king of Thrace who raped Philomela and who was changed into a hoopoe.

Tereus

(ˈtɪərɪəs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a prince of Thrace, who raped Philomela, sister of his wife Procne, and was punished by being turned into a hoopoe

Te•re•us

(ˈtɪər i əs, ˈtɪər yus)

n. (in Greek myth) a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne. Compare Philomela.

Tereus


Tereus

(tēr`ēəs): see Philomela and ProcnePhilomela and Procne
, in Greek mythology, daughters of King Pandion of Attica. Procne married Tereus, king of Thrace, and bore him a son, Itys (or Itylus). Tereus later seduced Philomela and cut out her tongue to silence her.
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Tereus

wife Procne murders son Itys and serves him to Tereus. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 144]See: Cannibalism

Tereus

cuts off Philomela’s tongue to prevent her telling he has raped her. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 995]See: Mutilation
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