Philomela

noun

Phil·​o·​me·​la ˌfi-lə-ˈmē-lə 

: an Athenian princess in Greek mythology who was raped and deprived of her tongue by her brother-in-law and then changed by the gods into a nightingale while fleeing from him

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Philomēlē

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Philomela

• drosophila
• sheila
• tequila