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Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of female persons into birds > metamorphoses of female persons into birds (first series) > Aedon, wife of Polytechnus, changed into a nightingale: when pursued by her husband for having slain her son Itys, Aedon, through the pity of Jupiter, is changed into a nightingale; Chelidon(is), Aedon's sister, and Polytechnus are also transformed into birds

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97DD11Aedon, wife of Polytechnus, changed into a nightingale: when pursued by her husband for having slain her son Itys, Aedon, through the pity of Jupiter, is changed into a nightingale; Chelidon(is), Aedon's sister, and Polytechnus are also transformed into birds  

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  • Aedon (wife of Polytechnus)
  • ancient history
  • animal
  • bird
  • Chelidon
  • classical antiquity
  • history
  • husband and wife
  • Jupiter
  • man
  • metamorphosis
  • mythology
  • nightingale
  • Polytechnus
  • pursuing
  • transformation

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