Two sisters from this city were turned into a swallow and a nightingale.
Two sisters from this city were turned into a swallow and a nightingale. One of those sisters had her tongue cut off and wove a tapestry to tell of her rape by Tereus. Another figure from this city received a casket from a Thracian woman who transformed into an almond tree, Phyllis. In addition to Procne, Philomela, and Demophon, this city is also home to a figure who buried his sandals, shield, and sword under a rock for his son to recover. Kings of this city include Aegeus and the lover of Ariadne and slayer of the Minotaur, Theseus. For 10 points, name this city that rejected a saltwater spring from Poseidon in favor of an olive tree from its namesake goddess of wisdom.
Two sisters from this city were turned into a swallow and a nightingale.
{Athens}