Philomela

Summary

Philomela is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 9% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Philomela's father was Pandion I^[3].
• Philomela's mother was Zeuxippe^[4].
• Philomela's image is recorded as Gardner-Philomena and Procne.jpg^[5].
• Philomela is recorded as female^[6].
• Philomela's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[7].
• Philomela's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33128718^[8].
• Philomela's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 195070921^[9].
• Philomela's GND ID is recorded as 131358391^[10].
• Philomela's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150819080^[11].
• Philomela's IdRef ID is recorded as 114635692^[12].
• Philomela's Commons category is recorded as Philomela and Procne^[13].
• Philomela's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026zx5v^[14].
• Philomela's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[15].
• Philomela's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Philomela's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Philomela's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Philomela's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Philomela's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Philomela^[20].
• Philomela's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3345^[21].
• Philomela's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 148466^[22].
• Philomela's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00708974^[23].
• Philomela's different from is recorded as Filomela^[24].
• Philomela's sibling is recorded as Procne^[25].
• Philomela's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtmqyZJgeR9T^[26].
• Philomela's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Filomele^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Philomela's father was Pandion I^[3]. Her mother was Zeuxippe^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Philomela include 196 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Philomela ranks in the top 9% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for her include 196 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

Who were Philomela's parents?

Philomela's father was Pandion I^[3]. Philomela's mother was Zeuxippe^[4].