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Tereus

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Te·reus  (tîr-s, tîrys)
n. Greek Mythology
A king of Thrace who raped Philomela and who was changed into a hoopoe.

Tereus [ˈtɪərɪəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / 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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Another similar instance is the 'voice of the shuttle' in the Tereus of Sophocles.
 
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