Tereus

[ teer-ee-uhs, teer-yoos ]

/ ˈtɪər i əs, ˈtɪər yus /

noun Classical Mythology.

a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.

Words nearby Tereus

Teresian, Teresina, teres major, teres minor, terete, Tereus, TERF, Terfel, tergal, tergite, tergiversate

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Example sentences from the Web for Tereus

The two wives were changed at their own request to nightingale and swallow, and Tereus became a hoopoe.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4|Lucian of Samosata
Progne, the sister of Philomela and wife of Tereus, changed into a swallow by the gods.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
The king of birds, transformed from Tereus, King of Thrace, twitters in the following style.
History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Another similar instance is the 'voice of the shuttle' in the Tereus of Sophocles.
Poetics|Aristotle

Philomela was changed, at her own prayer, into a nightingale that she might escape the vengeance of her brother-in-law Tereus.
Milton's Comus|John Milton

British Dictionary definitions for Tereus

Tereus

/ (ˈtɪərɪəs) /

noun

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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单词	tereus
释义	Tereus [ teer-ee-uhs, teer-yoos ] / ˈtɪər i əs, ˈtɪər yus / noun Classical Mythology. a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment. Words nearby Tereus Teresian, Teresina, teres major, teres minor, terete, Tereus, TERF, Terfel, tergal, tergite, tergiversate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Tereus The two wives were changed at their own request to nightingale and swallow, and Tereus became a hoopoe. The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4\|Lucian of Samosata Progne, the sister of Philomela and wife of Tereus, changed into a swallow by the gods. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood The king of birds, transformed from Tereus, King of Thrace, twitters in the following style. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange Another similar instance is the 'voice of the shuttle' in the Tereus of Sophocles. Poetics\|Aristotle Philomela was changed, at her own prayer, into a nightingale that she might escape the vengeance of her brother-in-law Tereus. Milton's Comus\|John Milton British Dictionary definitions for Tereus Tereus / (ˈtɪərɪəs) / noun Greek myth a prince of Thrace, who raped Philomela, sister of his wife Procne, and was punished by being turned into a hoopoe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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