Philomel

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 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

• Philomel-class gunvessel, a class of wooden-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867
• HMS Philomel, the name bestowed on six Royal Navy (UK) ships, including:
  • HMS <i>Philomel</i> <span class="nowrap">(1806)</span>, an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and sold in 1817
  • HMS <i>Philomel</i> <span class="nowrap">(1823)</span>, a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1823 and sold in 1833
  • HMS Philomel (1842), an 8-gun brig launched in 1842
  • HMS <i>Philomel</i> <span class="nowrap">(1860)</span>, a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold in 1865
  • HMS <i>Philomel</i> <span class="nowrap">(1867)</span>, a wooden screw gun vessel launched in 1867 and sold in 1886
  • HMS Philomel (1890), a Pearl-class cruiser launched in 1890
• HMNZS Philomel, 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

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