Philomela

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Scripts Φιλομήλη(Ancient Greek)

Meaning

From Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomele), derived from φίλος (philos) meaning “lover, friend” and μῆλον (melon) meaning “fruit”. The second element has also been interpreted as Greek μέλος (melos) meaning “song”. In Greek myth Philomela was the sister-in-law of Tereus, who raped her and cut out her tongue. Prokne avenged her sister by killing her son by Tereus, after which Tereus attempted to kill Philomela. However, the gods intervened and transformed her into a nightingale.
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