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The story of Tereus and Philomela: summary. Philomela and Procne were sisters, daughters of Pandion, King of Athens. A Thracian man, Tereus, married Procne. However, Tereus desired his sister-in-law, Philomela, and he took her by force.
The most complete and extant rendering of the story of Philomela, Procne, and Tereus can be found in Book VI of the Metamorphoses of the Roman poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (43 BC – 17/18 AD), where the story reaches its full development during antiquity. [7]
Story of Philomela (The Nightingale in Greek Mythology) Procne, the elder of the two sisters, was married to Tereus of Thrace, a son of Ares, who proved to have inherited all his father’s detestable qualities. The two had a son, Itys, and when he was fve years old Procne, who had all this while been living in Thrace separated from her family, ...
Philomela Philomele, daughter of *Pandion and sister of Procne, transformed into a bird. The earliest version of the story (Od. 19. 518–23) makes the nightingale daughter of *Pandareos, who killed her own son in a fit of madness.
Promising Philomela's safe return from a brief visit, when Philomela appeared rich in her costly raiment, yet more rich in charm and beauty, just as if a fair Dryad or Naiad should be so attired, appearing radiant, from dark solitudes.
Abstract. Ovid’s story of Philomela, the virginal girl raped by her brother-in-law Tereus and subjected to the removal of her tongue, is perhaps surprising in its popularity with early modern writers.
By Philip Sidney. ‘The Nightingale’ is a unique love-lyric that exploits the classical myth of Philomel to morph the personal rue of a lovelorn heart into a superb piece of poetry. Read Poem. PDF Guide.
