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 birdsAedon, wife of Zethus, changed into a nightingale: in despair, because she has slain her son Itylus, Aedon is changed into a nightingaleAlcyone and Ceyx changed into kingfishers: when Alcyone finds the body of her husband Ceyx washed ashore, they are both changed into kingfishers (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 741)Aeolus closes the cave of winds for seven days to allow the kingfishers to hatch their eggs by the seaAnius' daughters changed into doves: to escape Agamemnon, who wishes to carry them with him to Troy, Anius' daughters are changed into doves by Bacchus (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIII 673)Antigone changed into a stork: for comparing herself to Juno, the goddess changes Antigone, daughter of Laomedon, into a stork (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 93)Antigone's hair is changed into snakesthe gods take pity on Antigone (whose hair is changed into snakes), and change her into a storkArne changed into a daw: for receiving gold as the price for betraying her fatherland to Minos, Arne is changed into a daw (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 464)Asteria changed into a quail: to escape the love of Jupiter, Asteria is changed into a quailCoronis changed into a crow: to escape the love of Neptune, Coronis, daughter of Coroneus, is changed into a crow by Minerva (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 569)Ctesylla changed into a dove: at Ctesylla's funeral, a dove springs from her body (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 369)metamorphoses of female persons into birds (second series)Meleager's sisters changed into guinea-hens: while Meleager's sisters grieve at Meleager's death, they are changed into guinea-hens (Meleagrides) by Diana (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 539)Nyctimene changed into an owl: because she feels ashamed of having committed incest with her father, Nyctimene is changed into an owl by Minerva (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 590)Philomela, Procne and Tereus changed into nightingale, swallow, hoopoe (or hawk): Tereus seeks to kill Philomela and Procne for having slain his son; in their flight the two sisters are changed into a nightingale and a swallow; Tereus is changed into a hoopoe or a hawk (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 668)Pierides changed into magpies: the Pierides (Emathides) are changed into magpies by the Muses, who have defeated them in a musical contest (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 670)the Pygmaean queen changed into a crane: as punishment for boasting herself fairer than Juno, the Pygmaean queen (Oinoe or Gerana) is changed into a crane by the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 90)Scylla changed into a lark: when falling from Minos' boat (or when throwing herself into the sea), Scylla, daughter of Nisus, is changed into a lark; she is then pursued by the hawk into which her father was transformed (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 145)Semiramis changed into a dove: after her death, Semiramis, queen of Assyria, is changed into a dove (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 47)Theban women changed into birds: when grieving for the loss of Ino, the Theban women are changed into birds by Juno (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 561)Peristera changed into a dove: Peristera, who challenged Venus to a contest in picking flowers, is changed into a dove by Cupid, who was assisting his motherother metamorphoses of female persons into birdsother metamorphoses of female persons (with NAME) into birds
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