Explore Procne through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Procne in a sentence
Procne meaning
The daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.
Using Procne
- The main meaning on this page is: The daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.
Context around Procne
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Procne
- In this selection, "procne" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thrace, yearns and telling stand out and add context to how "procne" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in thrace procne yearns to and pie which procne then serves. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "procne" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with procne
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They kill Itys and cook his body in a pie, which Procne then serves to Tereus. (16 words)
He then cuts out her tongue to prevent her from telling anyone of the incident and returns to Procne, telling her that Philomela is dead. (25 words)
After five years in Thrace, Procne yearns to see her sister again, so she persuades Tereus to travel to Athens and accompany Philomela back to Thrace. (26 words)
After five years in Thrace, Procne yearns to see her sister again, so she persuades Tereus to travel to Athens and accompany Philomela back to Thrace. (26 words)
He then cuts out her tongue to prevent her from telling anyone of the incident and returns to Procne, telling her that Philomela is dead. (25 words)
They kill Itys and cook his body in a pie, which Procne then serves to Tereus. (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
After five years in Thrace, Procne yearns to see her sister again, so she persuades Tereus to travel to Athens and accompany Philomela back to Thrace.
He then cuts out her tongue to prevent her from telling anyone of the incident and returns to Procne, telling her that Philomela is dead.
They kill Itys and cook his body in a pie, which Procne then serves to Tereus.