Philomela

[ fil-uh-mee-luh ]

noun
  1. Classical Mythology. an Athenian princess who was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus and was subsequently avenged and transformed into a nightingale.

  2. (lowercase) philomel.

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Philomela

/ (ˌfɪləʊˈmiːlə) /


noun
  1. 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: See Procne

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