Procne
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Procne is a figure from Greek mythology, a princess of Athens who, after a tragic tale of betrayal and revenge involving her sister Philomela and husband Tereus, is transformed into a bird (often said to be a swallow).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Procne canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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princess of Athens ⓘ |
| alternativeTransformationTradition | nightingale ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ovid's Metamorphoses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
works of Sophocles (fragmentary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotive | punishment of sexual violence ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
family tragedy
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metamorphosis ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
nightingale
ⓘ
swallow ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Muses of tragic poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Itys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| era | mythic age ⓘ |
| father | Pandion I of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReception | subject of Renaissance and modern literary adaptations ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | exemplum of extreme vengeance ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
killing her son Itys in revenge
ⓘ
myth of betrayal and revenge involving Tereus and Philomela ⓘ |
| perpetratorOf | infanticide of Itys ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
Itys
NERFINISHED
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Philomela NERFINISHED ⓘ Tereus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Philomela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Tereus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | lamenting bird song ⓘ |
| transformedInto | swallow ⓘ |
| victimOf | betrayal by Tereus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.