Philomela

This article is about a figure in Greek mythology. For other uses of "Philomela" or "Philomel", see Philomela (disambiguation) and Philomel.

Procne and Philomela carving up Itys, Temple of Apollo, Thermos, terracotta metope, c. 630-625 BC
"The Rape of Philomela by Tereus", engraved by Virgil Solis for a 1562 edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book VI, 519–562)

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.