the tale of philomene and tereus john gower summary Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/the-tale-of-philomene-and-tereus-john-gower-summary Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:10:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Pandion, Procne, Philomela & Erechtheus http://toursmaps.com/pandion-procne-philomela-erechtheus.html http://toursmaps.com/pandion-procne-philomela-erechtheus.html#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:36:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=245787 Athenian mythology abounds with stories of wise kings, whose daughters met ugly or violent ends. Another was the kindly Pandion, who ruled after Erichthonius. He had two daughters, the elder of whom, Procne, he gave in marriage to King Tereus of Thrace. But when Procne’s sister, Philomela, went to visit her, the savage Tereus raped her and cut out her tongue. Unable to speak, poor Philomela wove a tapestry which revealed her bitter story. Procne understood, and in revenge she and Philomela killed, dismembered and cooked Tereus’ son, Itys, then served him to the king. The banquet finished, they brought

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