Procris

For the plant genus, see Procris (plant).

For the burnet moth genus in subfamily Procridinae, see Procris (moth).

Not to be confused with the mythological eldest daughter of Thespius and Megamede, who bore Heracles twin sons, Antileon and Hippeus.

The Death of Procris by Joachim Wtewael (circa 1595–1600)

In Greek mythology, Procris /ˈproʊkrɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Πρόκρις, gen.: Πρόκριδος, romanized: Prókris, lit. 'dew' or 'morning dew') was an Athenian princess, the third daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens and his wife, Praxithea. Homer mentions her in the Odyssey as one of the many dead spirits Odysseus saw in the Underworld. She was referenced in the Aenead to be in the underworld as one of the tragic women in the Fields of Mourning. Sophocles wrote a tragedy called Procris that has been lost, as has a version contained in the Greek Cycle, but at least six different accounts of her story still exist.