Look up: Philomela

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   Philomela
   Phil`o·me'la noun [ Latin philomela , Greek ..., according to the legend, from ... Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.] 1. The nightingale; philomel. Shak. 2. (Zoology) A genus of birds including the nightingales.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/72
   
   
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   philomela
   1. The nightingale; philomel. ... 2. <ornithology> A genus of birds including the nightingales. ... Origin: L. Philomela, Gr, according to the legend, from Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Philomela
   *Philomela (princess of Athens), who in Greek myth was raped and had her tongue cut out by her brother-in-law *Philomela (mother of Patroclus) *the asteroid 196 Philomela * (Note: linked page in Finnish)
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomela
   
   
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   Philomela
   • (n.) A genus of birds including the nightingales. • (n.) The nightingale; philomel.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
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   Philomela
   (from the article `Tereus`) in Greek legend, king of Thrace, or of Phocis, who married Procne, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. Later Tereus seduced his wife`s sister ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/57
   
   
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   Philomela
   Philomela From Greek Mythology, a princess of Athens who, after being raped by her brother-in-law, Tereus, was avenged by her sister, Procne, and was later turned into a swallow or nightingale while fleeing Tereus. We now have the word philomel, a nightingale.
   Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf