Itys
Meanings
name
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek Ἴτυς (Ítus)
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