Tereus

American  

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

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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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.

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

And Cantharus does so likewise, in the Tereus; where he says— Likening her bosom to Cydonian apples.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Having brought the war, with the aid of Tereus, to a happy end, he gave him his daughter Procne to wife.

From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew