people
Pierides
also: daughters of Pieros, Emathides, Emathian women
The nine daughters of Pieros who challenged the Muses to a singing-contest, lost, railed at the judges, and were turned into magpies.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §5.107 band of foolish sisters
The nine daughters of Pieros of Pella who challenged the Muses to a contest, lost, and were turned into magpies.