Not to be confused with the mythological eldest daughter of Thespius and Megamede, who bore Heracles twin sons, Antileon and Hippeus.
The Death of Procris by Joachim Wtewael (circa 1595–1600)
In Greek mythology, Procris/ˈproʊkrɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Πρόκρις, gen.: Πρόκριδος) was an Athenian princess, the third daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens and his wife, Praxithea. Homer mentions her in the Odyssey as one of the many dead spirits Odysseus saw in the Underworld.[1] Sophocles wrote a tragedy called Procris that has been lost, as has a version contained in the Greek Cycle, but at least six different accounts of her story still exist.
version of Procris' story comes from Pherecydes of Athens. Cephalus remains away from home for eight years because he wanted to test Procris. When he returns...
Three ships of the Royal Navy bore the name Procris: HMS Procris (1806), a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1806. She served at the second battle of...
Procris (Italian: Morte di Procri) has been used since the 19th century, and is supposed to have been inspired by Ovid's tale of the death of Procris...
moment where Procris expires, as her confused husband Cephalus tries both to understand her and to explain himself. Cephalus and Procris belonged to the...
Cefalo e Procri (Cephalus and Procris) is a chamber opera in three scenes and a prologue by Ernst Krenek, his Op. 77, begun in 1933 and finished on 3 August...
Moduza procris, the commander, sometimes included in the genus Limenitis, is a medium-sized, strikingly coloured brush-footed butterfly found in South...
king of Cyprus, but he then began pining for Procris, causing a disgruntled Eos to return him to Procris, but not before sowing the seeds of doubt in...
Procrimima procris is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Felder in 1875. It is found in Colombia and Peru. Savela, Markku (August...
Lepidoptera Family: Zygaenidae Genus: Adscita Species: A. italica Binomial name Adscita italica (Alberti, 1937) Synonyms Procris italica Alberti, 1937...
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