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Procne

Procne proper noun: the daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.

Proper noun

Procne

  1. The daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.

Origin of Procne

From Ancient Greek Πρόκνη (Próknē).

Words formed from Procne

  • Procnean
  • Progne
  • Ptyonoprogne
  • Psalidoprocne

Questions about Procne

What does Procne mean?
Procne means the daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.
What part of speech is Procne?
Procne is a proper noun.

Words near Procne in the dictionary

  1. proclivity
  2. proclivous
  3. proclonol
  4. proclotting
  5. Proclus
  6. Procne
  7. Procnean
  8. procoagulability
  9. procoagulable
  10. procoagulant
  11. procoagulantly

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