# Philomela — The Birds character guide

> Philomela in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-birds

## Who they are

Sister of Procne, transformed into a bird; referenced in the bird chorus.

## Relationships

### [Procne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/procne)

_family_

Philomela and Procne are sisters, both transformed into birds, and their tragic myth is referenced in the play's context.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced in endnotes as part of the Tereus myth and her transformation into a swallow.

## Links

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