Tereus
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens: Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Itys, 1636–38 In Greek mythology, Tereus (; ) was a Thracian king, the son of Ares and the naiad Bistonis. He was the brother of Dryas. Tereus was the husband of the Athenian princess Procne and the father of Itys.
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thumb|300px|Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens: Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Itys, 1636–38 In Greek mythology, Tereus (; ) was a Thracian king, the son of Ares and the naiad Bistonis. He was the brother of Dryas. Tereus was the husband of the Athenian princess Procne and the father of Itys.
== Mythology == When Tereus desired his wife's sister, Philomela, he came to Athens to his father-in-law Pandion to ask for his other daughter in marriage, stating that Procne had died. Pandion granted him the favour, and sent Philomela and guards along with her. But Tereus threw the guards into the sea, and finding Philomela on a mountain, forced himself upon her. He then cut her tongue out and held her captive so she could never tell anyone. After he returned to Thrace, Tereus gave Philomela to King Lynceus and told his wife that her sister had died. Philomela wove letters in a tapestry depicting Tereus's crime and sent it secretly to Procne. Lynceus' wife Lathusa, who was a friend of Procne, at once sent Philomela to her.