Philomel Explained
Philomel is another name for Philomela, a character from Greek mythology. It may refer to:
Nature
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 collection, subject of a number of 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
