TEREUS

Meaning of TEREUS in English

Pronunciation: ' tir- ˌ yüs, ' t ē - ˌ rüs

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek T ē reus

Date: 14th century

: the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela

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TEREUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Tēreus Date: 14th century the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEREUS — /tear"ee euhs, tear"yoohs/ , n. Class. Myth. a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEREUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Tēreus Date: 14th century : the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEREUS — [Te.reus] n [L, fr. Gk Tereus]: the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela
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TEREUS — in Greek legend, king of Thrace who married Procne, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. Later Tereus seduced her sister …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEREUS — [Greek] The son of Ares, and husband of Procne.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TEREUS — Терей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PROCNE — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Proknē Date: circa 1527 the wife of Tereus who is changed into a swallow while …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHILOMELA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Philomēlē Date: 14th century an Athenian princess in Greek mythology raped and deprived of her …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHILOMELA — /fil'euh mee"leuh/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. an Athenian princess who was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus and was subsequently …
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PROCNE — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Proknē Date: circa 1527 : the wife of Tereus who is changed into a swallow …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHILOMELA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Philomēlē Date: 14th century : an Athenian princess in Greek mythology raped and deprived of …
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PROCNE — [Proc.ne] n [L, fr. Gk Prokne]: the wife of Tereus who is changed into a swallow while fleeing from him
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PHILOMELA — [Phil.o.me.la] n [L, fr. Gk Philomele]: an Athenian princess in Greek mythology raped and deprived of her tongue by her …
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PROCNE — [Greek heroic] The daughter of Pandion, wife of Tereus and mother of Itys. Together with her sister she exacted a …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PHILOMELA — [Greek heroic] Philomela and Procne were the daughters of King Pandion of Athens. Procne was married to King Tereus of …
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ITYS — [Greek heroic] The son of Tereus and Procne. Because Procne and her sister Philomela wanted to avenge themselves on Tereus, …
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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ТЕРЕЙ — Tereus
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