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	Procne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Procne or Prokne was a daughter of Pandion and Zeuxippe.
		Tereus tried to kill the sisters but all three were changed by the Olympic Gods into birds: Tereus was a hoopoe; Philomela was a swallow; Procne was a nightingale whose song is a song of mourning for her son Itys.
		In the Golden Sun series, one summon is Procne, described as "a goddess in bird form".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Procne (180 words)

	AllRefer.com - Philomela and Procne (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		Procne married Tereus, king of Thrace, and bore him a son, Itys (or Itylus).
		In revenge, Procne murdered Itys and served up his flesh to her husband.
		Philomela became a swallow, Procne a nightingale, and Tereus a hoopoe.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Philomel.html (212 words)

	Dictionary: Prias to Sancus, Greek Mythology Link.
		After marrying Procne, Tereus 1 fell in love with her sister Philomela 1 and seduced her, saying that Procne was dead, though he concealed her in the country.
		Having found her sister, Procne killed her own son Itys 1 (whom she had by Tereus 1), boiled him, served him up for supper to the unwitting Tereus 1, and fled with her sister in haste.
		Procne was daughter of King Pandion 2 of Athens and Zeuxippe 2 [see Tereus 1].
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/001ShortEntries/SEPrias.html (4084 words)

	Jessica Parnell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne is married to Tereus and they have a son, Itys.
		This showed that Procne’s relationship with her sister was far more important to her than that of her son or her husband.
		This story relates to Procne and Philomela because they are sisters in which one is being hurt or abused by a man. Both sets of sisters teamed up together and took revenge on the man, not really thinking or caring about the consequences.
	www.unc.edu /courses/pre2000fall/clas77/Mythprojects/parnellprocne.htm (601 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1001 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne then came to Phi lomela and killed her own son Itys.
		Procne, accordingly, became a nightingale, Philomela a swallow, and Tereus a hoopop.
		Procne and Philomela, moreover, were there believed to have escaped to Attica, and to have wept themselves to death.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/3335.html (1024 words)

	Chaucer: Class Mini Reports, November (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The metamorphoses of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela are omitted.
		The appearance of mournful Procne, in her metamorphosed state, at the beginning of Book II of Troilus and Criseyde (lines 64-70) is possibly portentous.
		Interestingly, the appearance of Procne’s swallow is balanced by the appearance of the nightingale, which can be construed as symbolic of Philomela, later in Book II (lines 918-924).
	individual.utoronto.ca /jensutherl/minireportnovember.html (2192 words)

	The story of Pandion. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After some years, Procne grew lonesome for her sister and asked Tereus to bring Philomene from her father's place.
		Procne and Philomene prayed to the gods for help and were turned into birds to fly away.
		Procne became a nightingale, sorrowfully crying "itu, itu", the name of her son.
	www.dmcphoto.com /phchuah/Pandion.html (248 words)

	The Metamorphoses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne tore her glistening clothes, with their gold hems, from her shoulders, and put on fl robes, and built an empty tomb, and mistakenly brought offerings, and lamented the fate of a sister, not yet due to be lamented in that way.
		Procne burned, and could not control her anger, reproaching her sister for weeping, saying ‘Now is not the time for tears, but for the sword, or for what overcomes the sword, if you know of such a thing.
		Procne cannot hide her cruel exultation, and now, eager to be, herself, the messenger of destruction, she cries ‘You have him there, inside, the one you ask for.’ He looks around and questions where the boy is. And then while he is calling out and seeking him,
	www.auburn.edu /~downejm/Ovid/Metamorph6.htm (6393 words)

	House of Athens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne and Philomena were the daughters of King Pandion I of Athens.
		Procne was shocked to see the graphic account on the robe and the suffering of her sister.
		Procne killed her own son Itys, served his flesh to Tereus during supper.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/athens.html (3065 words)

	Greek Mythology: The Hoopoe, the Swallow and the Nightingale
		Tereus took Procne to his northern kingdom and, before long, the couple was blessed with a son, whom they named Itys (or Itylus, according to some sources).
		Procne immediately realized what had happened and, with the aid of the prison guard, freed Philomela from her musty cell.
		As soon as the atrocious Tereus was done eating, Procne retrieved the lad's head from a leather bag and tossed it onto the crumb littered table.
	www.geocities.com /pelionature/mythology_Hoopoe.htm (585 words)

	Procne and Philomela
		Tereus had his kicks with Procne, leaving her to bear their son, Itys, but after the fun was done (for him) he abandoned Procne in his house in the country, where no one would no she was there.
		Procne, who really had no idea what was going on until that point, immediately set out, bringing her son, Itys, with her.
		Procne was changed into the nightingale, constantly crying her sorrow in the sounds, "Itu, Itu" (the name of her son).
	www.paleothea.com /Myths/Procne.html (593 words)

	Tereus 1, Greek Mythology Link.
		Tereus 1 took his wife Procne to Thrace where everybody rejoiced, first at their illustrious king marrying the Athenian princess, and even more when their child Itys 1 was born.
		At the moment, they say, he understood that he was ready to pay whatever it costed to win the maid, being willing to corrupt her attendants with bribes, or tempt the girl herself with gifts, or even to ravish her and support his act by war, if it were necessary.
		When Procne learned what had happened, she did not utter a word, but instead prepared herself to rescue her sister during the natural confusion created by the festival of Dionysus 2 that was being celebrated that year.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Tereus1.html (1461 words)

	Darlene Kennedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne married Tereus and left her homeland to be with her husband.
		Procne receives the tapestry and rescues her sister whom she loved very much.
		Procne cuts up the son of her and Tereus to serve him at dinner.
	www.unc.edu /courses/pre2000fall/clas77/Mythprojects/kennedy.htm (669 words)

	The Tragical History of Titus Andronicus
		In this tale, The daughter of the King of Athens, Procne, marries the King of Thrace, Tereus, and the two of them have a son, Itys.
		Procne becomes so enraged by this knowledge that she and Philomela plot and kill Itys, cook his flesh and serve it to Tereus.
		Titus's actions are similar to those of Philomela and Procne as well -- in an act of revenge, he bakes Demetrius and Chiron into a pastry which he feeds to the breeders of his pain (V. iii.).
	www.arches.uga.edu /~bryan/papers/titus.html (1619 words)

	DIDASKALIA: Ancient Theater Today
		Procne has a child, Itys, but is lonesome for her sister, Philomela.
		She gets a message to Procne, by weaving the facts into a robe, which she has delivered to her sister.
		By eliminating this violent sequence, Wertenbaker increases sympathy for Procne and Philomele (her variation of Philomela); her feminist reading is writ large.
	www.didaskalia.net /issues/vol1no1/mcdonald.html (1500 words)

	Chapter 15b
		She is also able to disguise herself with the grape leaves and costumes of animal skin and take her supporters with her as she searches for Philomela, frees her, and takes her back to the castle also disguised as a Bacchanalian reveler.
		Realizing that their son Itys is very much like his father, Procne decides to kill him—partly in revenge but also partly to keep the son from committing similar sins.
		Procne becomes a nightingale, a bird whose sad night song symbolizes Procne's association with loss and death.
	www.la.unm.edu /~katem/Myth/study_guides/chapter_15a.htm (2337 words)

	Nightingale
		Procne If he is dead then I want to see his body and if he is alive then I want to see him.
		Procne I am happy, as there was to be only one, that we have a son.
		Procne I obeyed all the rules: the rule of parents, the rule of marriage, the rules of my loneliness, you.
	wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au /~serge/serge/Nightingale.htm (6114 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Fusing styles, 'Tereus' turns myth into vivid reality
		As soon as Procne is dragged off to barbarian Thrace, she finds herself isolated.
		Procne complains she's been stripped of her native tongue, and she begs her husband to let her sister Philomela come visit.
		When Procne discovers Tereus's heinous crime, the two sisters concoct an equally horrific plan to exact their revenge.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2003/09/19/fusing_styles_tereus_turns_myth_into_vivid_reality (532 words)

	abstract for APA 2204: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The avenger (Dionysus, Procne) is determined to avenge wrongs of a sexual nature suffered by female kin.
		A queen (Agave, Procne) is overcome by a passion not of her own making.
		In the end, the irreparable destruction Procne (as opposed to the guiltless Dionysus) wreaks in her genuine quest for justice in a godless world cannot be mitigated in the name of a greater Truth.
	www.apaclassics.org /AnnualMeeting/05mtg/abstracts/siegel.html (506 words)

	Greek Mythology: Pandion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pandion, king of Athens, whose tragic daughters, Philomela and Procne were metamorphosized into a nightingale and a swallow, respectively.
		The story is that Philomela sister Procne was married to Tereus, King of Thrace, but Tereus wanted and was possessed with Philomela.
		Procne killed her son, Itys, and served his flesh to Tereus.
	www.birdnature.com /myth3.html (146 words)

	Fair Philomel Group Instructions
		He told Procne that Philomena was dead, and meanwhile kept her prisoner in a little cottage in the woods.
		Procne gets the message, kills the kids she's had with Tereus (I know, pretty brutal story) and feeds them to him for dinner.
		Philomela is the swallow (which doesn't sing), Procne is the nightingale, and Tereus is a bird AustinAnne had never heard of - "une huppe" in French - apparently a nasty, mean-tempered bird.
	www.crossstitchcorner.com /sb/fairphil.html (2134 words)

	Philomela
		Philomela and Procne were the daughters of King Pandion of Athens.
		Procne was married to King Tereus of Thrace (one of the sons of Ares), and had a son by him, Itys.
		Tereus conceived an illicit passion for Philomela and contrived to get her sent to Thrace; he raped her, and then cut her tongue out and imprisoned her so that she could tell no one of his crime.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/p/philomela.html (166 words)

	Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble: Los Angeles Theatre Group - live theater about myth and culture
		The nun was in fact a nursemaid to the two sisters before she sent the infant Procne away to thwart a dire prediction.
		Procne has come to consult the famous priestess of the oracle to discover her true fate.
		Tereus, now blind and in remorse, meets Procne on the island and confesses his penitence, not knowing who she is. He chooses to wander on rather than consult the oracle with Procne.
	www.ziggurattheatre.org /playsproductions/twilightworld.html (760 words)

	Current Production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He asks to marry Procne, the elder daughter of the Athenian king and queen.
		After five years, during which a son is born to Procne and Tereus, Procne misses Philomele badly and persuades Tereus to go to Athens and fetch her.
		Procne happens to see this and realizes the terrible truth of what Tereus has done.
	www.fbls.uni-hannover.de /angli/Theatre/english/e_love.htm (315 words)

	PROIGNE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne was the elder daughter of King Pandion of Athens.
		After five years away from home, Procne longed to see her sister Philomela, and Tereus went to Athens to fetch her.
		Philomela, however, wove her story in a tapestry in purple on a white background and sent it to her sister by messenger.
	www.columbia.edu /dlc/garland/deweever/PQ/proigne.htm (319 words)

	Detail of Osprey- Nature Navigator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Procne went to Thrace as wife of Tereus and had a son called Itys.
		Procne later discovered the truth and avenged herself on Tereus by killing Itys and serving him to his father to eat.
		(For the Greeks Procne became the nightingale and Philomela the swallow.) Tereus was sentenced to forever chase Procne and Philomela.
	internt.nhm.ac.uk /jobj/runjava.jobj?java=ctol.CTOLServer&method=printNamePage&accountref=987&NAMEID=2515&gallerylistcolid=117022&gallerylistindex= (219 words)

	Aedon, Greece, Greek mythology
		She is in this version the daughter of the king of Athens, Pandion, and has a sister by the name of Philomela.
		Procnes husband was the Thracian hero Tereus, with whom she had the son Itys.
		The gods took mercy on them though, at Procne was turned into a nightingale and Philomela into a swallow.
	www.in2greece.com /english/historymyth/mythology/names/aedon.htm (225 words)

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