Philomel is another name for

Philomela Philomela () or Philomel (; grc-gre, , ; ) is a minor figure in Greek mythology who is frequently invoked as a direct and figurative symbol in literary and artistic works in the Western canon. Family Philomela was the younger of two daugh ...

, a character from Greek mythology. It may refer to:

Nature

* A

nightingale The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is no ...

Arts and Letters

* An abbreviated form of the name

, a figure in Greek mythology often invoked as a symbol in literature. *

Philomel (musical instrument) The philomel (; or ''Stahlgeige'' ) is a musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel wire strings. The fingerboard is fretless, like the violin. It was invented around Monaco di Baviera in the middle of the nineteenth cent ...

, similar to the violin *

Philomel Books Philomel Books is a children's literature imprint of Penguin Books USA. The imprint was founded by Ann Beneduce, who was succeeded as publisher by Patricia Lee Gauch. Philomel publishes the series of children's books '' The Ranger's Apprentice' ...

, an American publishing imprint of

Penguin Group Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a merger that was finalised on 1 July 2013, with Bertelsmann initial ...

* "Philomel Cottage", a successful short story written by Agatha Christie, part of ''The Listerdale Mystery'' collection, subject of a number of adaptions * ''Philomèle'', a lost opera written in 1690 by French composer

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still us ...

* ''Philomèle'', an opera written in 1705 by French composer

Louis de La Coste Louis Lacoste, also given as De La Coste (c. 1675 – c. 1750) was a French composer of the Baroque era. He was a singer, first appearing in the chorus of André-Cardinal Destouches' ''Issé'' (1697) then chorus master and leader of the orchestra a ...

Philomel (Babbitt) ''Philomel'', a serial composition composed in 1964, combines synthesizer with both live and recorded soprano voice. It is Milton Babbitt’s best-known work and was planned as a piece for performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, funded by ...

, a 1964 musical composition by American composer

Milton Babbitt Milton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He is particularly noted for his Serialism, serial and electronic music. Biography Babbitt was born in Philadelphia t ...

* ''Philomel'', the literary magazine of the

Philomathean Society The Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania is a collegiate literary society, the oldest student group at the university, and a claimant to the title of the oldest continuously-existing literary society in the United States.This cl ...

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'' {{disambiguation