Procne

British  

/ ˈprɒknɪ /

noun

1. Greek myth a princess of Athens, who punished her husband for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him the flesh of their son. She was changed at her death into a swallow See Philomela

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Example Sentences

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.

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Proud of bearing so beautiful a gift the aged creature carried it to Procne, who was still wearing deep mourning for her sister and whose spirit was as mournful as her garments.

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There while Philomela wept, Procne thought.

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The two had a son, Itys, and when he was five years old Procne, who had all this while been living in Thrace separated from her family, begged Tereus to let her invite her sister Philomela to visit her.

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Then he left her in a strongly guarded place and went to Procne with a story that Philomela had died on the journey.

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