(also Philomela /ˌfɪləˈmiːlə/)
Greek Mythology
Definition of Philomel
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 Philomel.
