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Procne and Philomela carving up Itys, Temple of Apollo, Thermos, terracotta metope, c. 630-625 BC
"The Rape of Philomela by Tereus", engraved by Virgil Solis for a 1562 edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book VI, 519–562)

Philomela (/ˌfɪləˈmlə/) or Philomel (/ˈfɪləˌmɛl/; Greek: Φιλομήλη, Philomēlē; Φιλομήλα Philomḗla) 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.

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Philomela

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Philomela (/ˌfɪləˈmiːlə/) or Philomel (/ˈfɪləˌmɛl/; Greek: Φιλομήλη, Philomēlē; Φιλομήλα Philomḗla) is a minor figure in Greek mythology who is frequently...

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196 Philomela

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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...

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Thrace

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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...

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Timocratica philomela

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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...

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Alucita philomela

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Alucita philomela is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in China (Yunnan). Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson,...

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Procne

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Thrace, Tereus, who instead lusted after her sister Philomela. Tereus forced himself on Philomela and locked her away. When Procne discovered her sister...

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Givira philomela

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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...

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Ypthima philomela

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Ypthima philomela, the baby fivering or baby fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Bingham, Charles Thomas (1905). Fauna of British...

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Tereus

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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...

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Itys

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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...

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Isostola philomela

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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...

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Common nightingale

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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...

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Patroclus

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called Menoetiades Μενοιτιάδης, meaning "son of Menoetius") by either Philomela or Polymele, Sthenele, Periopis, or lastly Damocrateia. His only sibling...

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Charades

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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...

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Erechtheus

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king Erechtheus may be distinguished as Erechtheus II. His siblings were Philomela, Procne, Butes and possibly Teuthras. Erechtheus was father, by his wife...

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Matter of Rome

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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...

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The Hungry

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Authorship question Themes "Titus Andronicus' Complaint" George Peele Philomela Thyestes Revenge play Grand Guignol Gorboduc (1561) Edmund Ironside (1590)...

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Itylus

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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...

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Philomel

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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...

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Ovid

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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...

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Titus Andronicus

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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...

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Wonder Woman

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she was a baby, by four rogue Amazons. These Amazons – Myrto, Charis, Philomela and Alkyone, collectively referred to as The Circle – were Hippolyta's...

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