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  • 121Vanessa Progne — Progne Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American …

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  • 122Tereus — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Tēreus Date: 14th century the husband of Procne who rapes his sister in law Philomela …

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  • 123Free verse — is a term describing various styles of poetry that are written without using strict meter or rhyme, but that still are recognizable as poetry by virtue of complex patterns of one sort or another that readers will perceive to be part of a coherent …

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  • 124Ovid — For other uses, see Ovid (disambiguation). Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) Imaginary depiction of Ovid with laurel wreath (from an engraving) Born March 20, 43 BC Sulmo, Roman Republic (modern …

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  • 125Aëdon — (Greek polytonic|Ἀηδών) is, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pandareus of Ephesus. According to Homer she was the wife of Zethus, and the mother of Itylus. [Homer, Odyssey xix. 517, c.] Envious of Niobe, the wife of her brother Amphion, who… …

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  • 126Procne — ( gr. ἡ Πρόκνη) may refer to: *In Greek mythology, Procne (or Prokne) was sister to Philomela, wife of Tereus, and mother of Itys *194 Prokne, an asteroid *In the Golden Sun videogame series, one summon is Procne, described as a goddess in bird… …

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  • 127Zeuxippe — In Greek mythology, Zeuxippe (Ζευξίππη) was the name of several women.*Zeuxippe was the mother of Eribotes and Butes by Teleon. She was the daughter of the river Eridanos. *Zeuxippe was the mother of Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and Philomela by… …

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  • 128Wren — Taxobox name = Wrens image width = 240px image caption = Winter Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Troglodytidae familia authority = Swainson, 1832… …

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