Tereus

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(tēr´ēəs): see Philomela and Procne.

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Philomela And Procne - in Greek mythology, daughters of King Pandion of Attica. Procne married Tereus, king of Thrace, and bore him a son, Itys (or Itylus). Tereus later seduced Philomela and cut out her tongue to silence ...