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Definition of Philomela
1. n. The nightingale; philomel.
Definition of Philomela
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Philomela
1.
1. The nightingale; philomel.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Philomela
Literary usage of Philomela
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Age of Fable; Or, Beauties of Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch, John Loughran Scott (1898)
"This king had two daughters, Procne and philomela, the former of whom became
queen to Tereus, ... He then married philomela. Procne wove her story in a web, ..."
2. Bibliotheca Classica: Or, A Dictionary of All the Principal Names and Terms by John Lemprière, Lorenzo Da Ponte, John David Ogilby (1866)
"He drew his sword to punish Proe- ne and philomela, but as he was going 10 sttt
them to the heart, he wa.s changed inio a hoopoe, philomela into a ..."
3. The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated by John Colin Dunlop (1842)
"philomela sailed for Palermo. During the voyage the shipmaster became enamoured
of her beauty, " but his passion was so quailed by the rareness of her ..."
4. The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated by John Colin Dunlop (1842)
"philomela sailed for Palermo. During the voyage the shipmaster became enamoured
of her beauty, " but his passion was so quailed by the rareness of her ..."
5. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1893)
"Robert Greene's " philomela, The Lady ... wit and at last lighted upon this
fiction of Venetian philomela, which he had written long since and kept charily, ..."
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