Philomela
[ fil-uh-mee-luh ]
/ ˌfɪl əˈmi lə /
noun
Classical Mythology.
an Athenian princess who was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus and was subsequently avenged and transformed into a nightingale.
(lowercase)
philomel.
Definition for philomela (2 of 2)
philomel
or phil·o·me·la
[ fil-uh-mel or fil-uh-mee-luh ]
/ ˈfɪl əˌmɛl or ˌfɪl əˈmi lə /
noun Literary.
the nightingale.
Origin of philomel
1350–1400; earlier
Philomele, Philomela (< Middle French
philomèle) < Latin
Philomēla < Greek
Philómēla
Philomela; replacing Middle English
Philomene < Medieval Latin
Philomēna, dissimilated variant of
Philomēla
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British Dictionary definitions for philomela (1 of 2)
Philomela
/ (ˌfɪləʊˈmiːlə) /
noun
Greek myth
an Athenian princess, who was raped and had her tongue cut out by her brother-in-law Tereus, and subsequently was transformed into a nightingale
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British Dictionary definitions for philomela (2 of 2)
Word Origin for philomel
C14
philomene, via Medieval Latin from Latin
philomēla, from Greek