Aëdon

[ ey-eed-n ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.

Example Sentences

Cancel No. 821b, Troglodytes aëdon aztecus, which proves to be the same as No. 721a, T. a. parkmani.

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House Wren: Troglodytes aedon parkmanii Audubon.—This summer resident is common in the east and uncommon in the west.

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Troglodytes aedon parkmanii Audubon.—Specimen examined: one, sex ?

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At that rate, I suppose you are equally incredulous when you hear of women being turned into birds or trees or beasts,—Aedon for instance, or Daphne, or Callisto?

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