Tereus
Americannoun
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a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
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Greek myth a prince of Thrace, who raped Philomela, sister of his wife Procne, and was punished by being turned into a hoopoe
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Procne, the elder of the two, was married to Tereus of Thrace, a son of Ares, who proved to have inherited all his father’s detestable qualities.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
There she saw Philomela, her very face and form, and Tereus equally unmistakable.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The wretched Tereus too was changed into a bird, an ugly bird with a huge beak, said sometimes to be a hawk.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
A war broke out with Labdas about some debatable land, and Erechtheus invited the alliance of Tereus of Thrace, the son of Ares.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
Philomela was changed, at her own prayer, into a nightingale that she might escape the vengeance of her brother-in-law Tereus.
From Milton's Comus by Bell, William
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