Greek mythology
Procne
Wronged wife who took terrible revenge on Tereus
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal
- Appears in
- Philomela, Procne, and Tereus
Procne is the wife of the Thracian king Tereus and sister to Philomela. Learning how her husband defiled and mutilated her sister, she takes a mother's most terrible revenge upon him. As Tereus pursues the fleeing sisters, the gods turn her into a swallow.
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