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Philomela

Syllabification: (Phil·o·me·la)

Pronunciation: /ˌfiləˈmēlə/

(also Philomel /ˈfiləˌmel/)

Greek Mythology

Definition of Philomela

the daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. She was turned into a swallow and her sister Procne into a nightingale (or, in Latin versions, into a nightingale with Procne the swallow) when they were being pursued by the cruel Tereus, who had married Procne and raped Philomela.