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Philomela
Minor figure in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a figure in Greek mythology. For other uses of "Philomela" or "Philomel", see Philomela (disambiguation) and Philomel.
Philomela (/ˌfɪləˈmiːlə/) or Philomel (/ˈfɪləˌmɛl/; Greek: Φιλομήλη, Philomēlē; Φιλομήλα Philomḗla) 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.
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