Tereus

[teer-ee-uhs, teer-yoos]

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.

Tereus

/ 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