This article is about a figure in Greek mythology. For other uses of "Philomela" or "Philomel", see Philomela (disambiguation) and Philomel.
Philomela (/ˌfɪləˈmiːlə/) or Philomel (/ˈfɪləˌmɛl/; Greek: Φιλομήλη, Philomēlē; ΦιλομήλαPhilomḗla) is a minor figure in Greek mythology who is frequently invoked as a direct and figurative symbol in literary and artistic works in the Western canon.
Philomela (/ˌfɪləˈmiːlə/) or Philomel (/ˈfɪləˌmɛl/; Greek: Φιλομήλη, Philomēlē; Φιλομήλα Philomḗla) is a minor figure in Greek mythology who is frequently...
196 Philomela is a large and bright main-belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid. [citation needed] It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on May 14, 1879...
Metamorphoses, in the episode of Philomela, Procne, and Tereus: Tereus, the King of Thrace, lusts after his sister-in-law, Philomela. He kidnaps her, holds her...
Timocratica philomela is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Peru. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings...
Alucita philomela is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in China (Yunnan). Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson,...
Thrace, Tereus, who instead lusted after her sister Philomela. Tereus forced himself on Philomela and locked her away. When Procne discovered her sister...
Givira philomela is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Brazil. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin...
Ypthima philomela, the baby fivering or baby fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Bingham, Charles Thomas (1905). Fauna of British...
Procne and the father of Itys. When Tereus desired his wife's sister, Philomela, he came to Athens to his father-in-law Pandion to ask for his other daughter...
raped Itys' maternal aunt Philomela while escorting her to Thrace on her visit to her sister Procne. Tereus cut Philomela's tongue so she could never...
philomela is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Colombia. Savela, Markku. "Isostola philomela (Druce...
Homer evokes the nightingale in the Odyssey, suggesting the myth of Philomela and Procne (one of whom, depending on the myth's version, is turned into...
called Menoetiades Μενοιτιάδης, meaning "son of Menoetius") by either Philomela or Polymele, Sthenele, Periopis, or lastly Damocrateia. His only sibling...
Concept In Greek and Roman accounts of the story, it is Procne and not Philomela who becomes the nightingale. A mistaken etymology and Ovid's ambiguity...
king Erechtheus may be distinguished as Erechtheus II. His siblings were Philomela, Procne, Butes and possibly Teuthras. Erechtheus was father, by his wife...
were mixed into the pastiche. The Philomela attributed to Chrétien de Troyes, a retelling of the story of Philomela and Procne, also takes its source...
Authorship question Themes "Titus Andronicus' Complaint" George Peele Philomela Thyestes Revenge play Grand Guignol Gorboduc (1561) Edmund Ironside (1590)...
raped her sister Philomela. Tereus cut out Philomela's tongue so that she could not tell. (In some versions[citation needed], Philomela is the name of the...
another name for Philomela, a character from Greek mythology. It may refer to: A nightingale An abbreviated form of the name Philomela, a figure in Greek...
rivalry between gods and mortals, beginning with Arachne and ending with Philomela. The seventh book focuses on Medea, as well as Cephalus and Procris. The...
Ovid tells the story of the rape of Philomela, daughter of Pandion I, King of Athens. Despite ill omens, Philomela's sister, Procne, marries Tereus of Thrace...
she was a baby, by four rogue Amazons. These Amazons – Myrto, Charis, Philomela and Alkyone, collectively referred to as The Circle – were Hippolyta's...