Which section of your query letter discusses you as an author? the section of your query letter discusses you as an author.

It would kind of depend on the type of query that is being read. Most likely it would be displayed sometimes if the author is the "main character" or sometimes it would also be shown in the front cover. But, if we were to be talking as in reading the book, this would then be displayed throughout the query and not necessarily dotted down in a specific spot,

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d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.