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Philomela. Philomela (/ ˌfɪləˈmiːlə /) or Philomel (/ ˈfɪləˌmɛl /; 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.
The story of Tereus and Philomela: summary. Philomela and Procne were sisters, daughters of Pandion, King of Athens. A Thracian man, Tereus, married Procne. However, Tereus desired his sister-in-law, Philomela, and he took her by force.
The Roman writers who told the story somehow got the sisters confused and said that the tongueless Philomela was the nightingale, which was obviously absurd. But so she is always called in English poetry.
Ask the Chatbot a Question. myth, a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at least partly traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events and that is especially associated with religious belief. It is distinguished from symbolic behaviour (cult, ritual) and symbolic places or objects (temples, icons).
Philomela Philomele, daughter of *Pandion and sister of Procne, transformed into a bird. The earliest version of the story (Od. 19. 518–23) makes the nightingale daughter of *Pandareos, who killed her own son in a fit of madness.
Philomela | Facts, Information, and Mythology. by James Hunter. Philomela and Procne were the daughters of king Pandion of Athens and Zeuxippe. Procne was married to king Tereus of Thrace (one of the sons of Ares), and had a son by him, Itys.
In Greek mythology Philomela was the sister of Procne. Both were the daughters of Pandion, king of Athens. Procne married Tereus, king of Thrace. The sisters had not seen each other in years, so Tereus said he would go to Athens and bring Philomela for a visit.
