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noun

Phĭlŏmēla

gen. Phĭlŏmēlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Φιλομήλη.
daughter of Pandion; king of Athens; and sister of Progne; she was violated by her brother-in-law •
Lit., daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, and sister of Progne; she was violated by her brother-in-law, Tereus, and was changed into a nightingale: respondeo, Natas ex Philomelā atque ex Progne esse hirundines, Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 12; Hyg. Fab. 45; Ov. M. 6, 424 sq.; Verg. E. 6, 79 Serv.; Mart. 14, 75, 1.—
the nightingale by extension
Transf., the nightingale (poet.), Verg. G. 4, 511.—
The swallow •
The swallow: mortalium penatibus fiducialis nidos philomela suspendit, Cassiod. Var. 8, 31.—
The name of a play
The name of a play, Juv. 7, 92.
Perseus ID: n36042 Key: Philomela