Greek mythology
Philomela
Princess whose woven cloth told of a brutal crime
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- Greek mythology
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- Procne
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- Philomela, Procne, and Tereus
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Philomela is the Athenian princess raped and silenced by Tereus, who cuts out her tongue. Voiceless, she weaves the truth into a tapestry and sends it to her sister Procne. In vengeance the sisters strike at Tereus through his own child, and the gods transform Philomela into a nightingale.
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Philomela, Procne, and Tereus
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- Who is Philomela?
- Philomela is the Athenian princess raped and silenced by Tereus, who cuts out her tongue. Voiceless, she weaves the truth into a tapestry and sends it to her sister Procne. In vengeance the sisters strike at Tereus through his own child, and the gods transform Philomela into a nightingale.
- Which mythology does Philomela belong to?
- Philomela belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Philomela appear in?
- Philomela appears in Philomela, Procne, and Tereus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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