e/Nyctimene

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has glosseng: :For the genus of tube-nosed fruit bats, see Nyctimene (genus). Nyctimene is a character in Ovids Metamorphoses. The daughter of Epopeus, a king of Lesbos, she had sexual intercourse with her father and was transformed by Minerva into an owl. In Metamorphoses, Cornix complains that her place as Minervas sacred bird is being usurped by Nyctimene, who is so ashamed of herself that she will not be seen by daylight.
lexicalizationeng: Nyctimene
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has glossfra: Dans la mythologie grecque, Nyctimène est la fille du roi de Lesbos, Épopée.
lexicalizationfra: Nyctimène

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