philomela

  • 11Philomela — Philomela, Philomele griechischer Name, Bedeutung: Freundin des Gesangs, auch: die Liebende. Bekannt aus der griechischen Mythologie …

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  • 12Philomela — Phi|lo|me|la 〈f.; , len; poet.; veraltet〉 = Philomele * * * Phi|lo|me|la, Phi|lo|me|le, die; , …len [lat. philomela < griech. Philome̅̓la, Name der Tochter des Königs Pandion von Athen, die in der Sage in eine Nachtigall verwandelt wird]… …

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  • 13PHILOMELA —    daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, and sister of Progne; she was the victim of an outrage committed by her brother in law Tereus, who cut out her tongue to prevent her exposing him, and kept her in close confinement; here she found means of… …

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  • 14Philomela — Phi|lo|me|la . Phi|lo|me|le die; , ...len <aus gleichbed. lat. philomela, dies aus gr. Philome̅la, nach dem Namen der Tochter König Pandions von Athen, die der Sage nach in eine Nachtigall verwandelt wurde> (veraltet) Nachtigall …

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  • 15Philomela — /fɪloʊˈmilə/ (say filoh meeluh) noun Greek Legend the daughter of a king of Athens. Tereus, her sister Procne s husband, raped her and cut out her tongue. Philomela was turned into a nightingale …

  • 16Philomela (princess of Athens) — In Greek mythology, Philomela (Φιλομήλα) was a daughter of Pandion I (King of Athens), and Zeuxippe, and a sister of Procne.MythProcne s husband, king Tereus of Thrace (son of Ares), agreed to travel to Athens and escort Philomela to Thrace for a …

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  • 17Philomela (Asteroid) — Asteroid (196) Philomela Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtel Große Halbachse 3,1149  …

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  • 18Philomela (mother of Patroclus) — In Greek mythology Philomela is identified by Gaius Julius Hyginus as the wife of Menoetius and mother of Patroclus. The former was one of the Argonauts and the latter a participant of the Trojan War. However one should note that Apollodorus of… …

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  • 19Philomela — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Philomēlē Date: 14th century an Athenian princess in Greek mythology raped and deprived of her tongue by her brother in law Tereus, avenged by the killing of his son, and changed into a nightingale while fleeing… …

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  • 20Philomela — /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. * * * …

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