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Tereus, Procne, and Philomela’s Tragic Cycle of Revenge

OriginGreek Mythology

A haunting tale of betrayal and vengeance where the Thracian King Tereus violates his sister-in-law Philomela and silences her by cutting out her tongue. Philomela communicates the crime through weaving, leading her sister Procne to execute a gruesome revenge involving their son, Itys. The tragedy concludes with the divine transformation of the three protagonists into birds, forever echoing...