Philomel is another name for Philomela, a character from Greek mythology. It may refer to:
Nature A nightingale
Arts and Letters An abbreviated form of the name Philomela, a figure in Greek mythology often invoked as a symbol in literature. Philomel (musical instrument), similar to the violin Philomel Books, an American publishing imprint of Penguin Group "Philomel Cottage", a successful short story written by Agatha Christie, part of The Listerdale Mystery collection, subject of a number of adaptions Philomèle, a lost opera written in 1690 by French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier Philomèle, an opera written in 1705 by French composer Louis de La Coste Philomel (Babbitt), a 1964 musical composition by American composer Milton Babbitt Philomel, the literary magazine of the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania
Military , a class of wooden-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867 , the name bestowed on six Royal Navy (UK) ships, including: , an 18-gun launched in 1806 and sold in 1817 , a 10-gun launched in 1823 and sold in 1833 , an 8-gun brig launched in 1842 , a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold in 1865 , a wooden screw gun vessel launched in 1867 and sold in 1886 , a Pearl-class cruiser launched in 1890 , the main administrative naval base of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Miscellaneous Jessica Philomele/Philomel Hartung, character in the video game Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis