Tereus

American  

[teer-ee-uhs, teer-yoos] / ˈtɪər i əs, ˈtɪər jus /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. 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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Tereus British  

/ ˈtɪərɪəs /

noun

1. 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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Tereus

There she saw Philomela, her very face and form, and Tereus equally unmistakable.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

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

Ovid, in his version of the fable of Tereus, does not introduce the thorn; so probably the allusion is not classical.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Thy sin “A spouse like Tereus to have us'd too well.”

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.