Atthisor ATTIS (Ἄτθις or Ἄττις), a daughter of Cranaus, from whom Attica, which was before called
Actaea, was believed to have derived its name. (Paus. 1.2.5.) The
two birds into which Philomele and her sister Procne were metamorphosed, were likewise called
Attis. (Martial, 1.54. 9, 5.67.
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