Tereus
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Te·reus
(tîr′ē-əs, tîr′yo͞os′)n. Greek Mythology
A king of Thrace who raped Philomela and who was changed into a hoopoe.
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Tereus
(ˈtɪərɪəs)n
(Classical Myth & Legend) 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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Te•re•us
(ˈtɪər i əs, ˈtɪər yus)n.
(in Greek myth) a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne. Compare Philomela.
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