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Itys

Itys proper noun: a minor mythological character, the son of Tereus, a king of Thrace, by his Athenian wife Procne. He was murdered by his mother and eaten by his father, as part of a revenge plan against Tereus for assaulting and raping Philomela, Procne's sister.

Proper noun

Itys

  1. (Greek) A minor mythological character, the son of Tereus, a king of Thrace, by his Athenian wife Procne. He was murdered by his mother and eaten by his father, as part of a revenge plan against Tereus for assaulting and raping Philomela, Procne's sister.

Origin of Itys

Ancient Greek Ἴτυς (Ítus)

Questions about Itys

What does Itys mean?
Itys means a minor mythological character, the son of Tereus, a king of Thrace, by his Athenian wife Procne. He was murdered by his mother and eaten by his father, as part of a revenge plan against Tereus for assaulting and raping Philomela, Procne's sister.
What part of speech is Itys?
Itys is a proper noun.

Words near Itys in the dictionary

  1. itwu
  2. ITX
  3. Itylos
  4. Itylus
  5. ITYM
  6. Itys
  7. ITYSL
  8. Itza
  9. Itzcoatl
  10. itzeboo
  11. itzeboos

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