noun

Prō^gnē

gen. Prō^gnēs · gender feminine

or , , , = Πρόκνη

Daughter of Pandion; king of Athens; sister of Philomela •

Daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, sister of Philomela, and wife of Tereus; she was changed into a swallow: natae ex Philomelā atque ex Progne hirundines, Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 12; Ov. M. 6, 440 sq.—

a swallow poetic

Poet., transf., a swallow, Verg. G. 4, 15; Ov. F. 2, 855; id. Tr. 5, 1, 60.—

An island near Rhodes

An island near Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 133.

Perseus ID: n38671 Key: Progne