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Word: Philomela
Speech Type: Noun
Definition:
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.
Short Definition:daughter of Pandion, king of Athens
Variant Forms:
- Philomel
