Phĭlŏmēla — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

Phĭlŏmēla, ae, f., = Φιλομήλη. 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.— Transf., the nightingale (poet.), Verg. G. 4, 511.— The swallow: mortalium penatibus fiducialis nidos philomela suspendit, Cassiod. Var. 8, 31.— The name of a play, Juv. 7, 92.

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Headword:

Phĭlŏmēla

Headword (normalized):

phĭlŏmēla

Headword (normalized/stripped):

philomela

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IDX:

36073

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n36042

Key:

Philomela

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