Philomel is another name for Philomela, a character from Greek mythology. It may refer to:

Nature

* A nightingale

Arts and Letters

* An abbreviated form of the name Philomela, a figure in Greek mythology often invoked as a symbol in literature. * Philomel (musical instrument), similar to the violin * Philomel Books, an American publishing imprint of Penguin Group * "Philomel Cottage", a successful short story written by Agatha Christie, part of The_Listerdale_Mystery#Philomel_Cottage, ''The Listerdale Mystery'' collection, subject of a number of The_Listerdale_Mystery#Philomel_Cottage_2, adaptions * ''Philomèle'', a lost opera written in 1690 by French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier * ''Philomèle'', an opera written in 1705 by French composer Louis de La Coste * Philomel (Babbitt), a 1964 musical composition by American composer Milton Babbitt * ''Philomel'', the literary magazine of the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania

Military

* , a class of wooden-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867 * , the name bestowed on six Royal Navy (UK) ships, including: **, an 18-gun launched in 1806 and sold in 1817 **, a 10-gun launched in 1823 and sold in 1833 **, an 8-gun brig launched in 1842 **, a ''Philomel''-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold in 1865 **, a wooden screw gun vessel launched in 1867 and sold in 1886 **, a ''Pearl''-class cruiser launched in 1890 * , the main administrative naval base of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Miscellaneous

* Jessica Philomele/Philomel Hartung, character in the video game ''Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis#Playable characters, Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis'' {{disambiguation