Prō^gnē or
Prō^gnē or Prō^cnē, ēs, f., = Πρόκνη, 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.— Poet., transf., a swallow, Verg. G. 4, 15; Ov. F. 2, 855; id. Tr. 5, 1, 60.— An island near Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 133.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
prō^gnē or
Headword (normalized/stripped):
pro^gne or
Intro Text:
Prō^gnē or Prō^cnē, ēs, f., = Πρόκνη, 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.— Poet., transf., a swallow, Verg. G. 4, 15; Ov. F. 2, 855; id. Tr. 5, 1, 60.— An island near Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 133.
URN:
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