# Procne — The Birds character guide

> Procne in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-birds

## Who they are

The nightingale, wife of Epops, appears as a bird in the chorus.

## Relationships

### [Philomela](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/philomela)

_family_

Philomela and Procne are sisters, both transformed into birds, and their tragic myth is referenced in the play's context.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in endnotes regarding the myth of Tereus and her transformation into a nightingale.

## Links

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