Meaning Of The Word Tereus

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Tereus in American English
a king of Thrace
noun: a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment

Tereus in British English
noun: 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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