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Philomela

This article is about a figure in Greek mythology. For other uses of "Philomela" or "Philomel", see Philomela (disambiguation) and Philomel.

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 (/ˌfɪləˈmiːlə/) or Philomel (/ˈfɪləˌmɛl/; Ancient 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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فيلوميلا Arabic ফিলোমেলা (অ্যাথেন্সের রাজকন্যা) Bengali/Bangla Filomela BR Filomela Catalan Filoméla Czech Philomela German Filomelo (mitologio) EO Filomela Spanish Prokne ja Philomela ET Filomela EU

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