person
Nyctimene
A maiden of Lesbos who defiled her father's bed and was changed into the owl that shuns the daylight.
Reading notes
- Ibis §11 Nyctimene
Nyctimene, who lay with her father and was changed into an owl.
- Metamorphoses §2.28 Nyctimene
A girl of Lesbos who defiled her father's bed and became the owl that shuns the day.