PHILOMELA


Meaning of PHILOMELA in English

/fil'euh mee"leuh/ , n.

1. Class. Myth. an Athenian princess who was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus and was subsequently avenged and transformed into a nightingale.

2. ( l.c. ) philomel.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .