Philemon
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Arts and literature:
- Philemon (New Testament person), the recipient of Saint Paul's Epistle to Philemon
- Baucis and PhilemonBaucis and PhilemonIn Ovid's moralizing fable , which stands on the periphery of Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an old married couple in the region of Tyana, which Ovid places in Phrygia, and the only ones in their town to welcome disguised gods Zeus and Hermes , thus embodying the...
, the couple from the Metamorphoses of Greek mythology - Epistle to PhilemonEpistle to PhilemonPaul's Epistle to Philemon, usually referred to simply as Philemon, is a prison letter to Philemon from Paul of Tarsus. Philemon was a leader in the Colossian church. This letter, which is one of the books of the New Testament, deals with forgiveness.Philemon was a wealthy Christian of the house...
, a book in the New Testament, it is a prison letter by Paul of Tarsus to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church - Philémon (comics)Philémon (comics)Philémon is a series in the Franco-Belgian comics style created by French artist Fred and published by Dargaud. The series began serial publication in the comics magazine Pilote on July 22, 1965, before it eventually became an album series...
, a Franco-Belgian comic book series by Fred - Philemon (musical)Philemon (musical)Philemon is a 1975 Off-Broadway musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. The show was produced on Hollywood Television Theatre in 1976 with the original cast and directed by Norman Lloyd...
, a musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt - Philemon Arthur and the DungPhilemon Arthur and the DungPhilemon Arthur and the Dung is a mysterious music group from Scania, Sweden, consisting of two members known only by their pseudonyms Philemon Arthur and the Dung. The band formed in the early 1960s under the name The Popbeams, which they changed before the release of their first album...
, a music group from Scania, Sweden, consisting of two members, whose real names are unknown - Philemon Martyr, a play by Jesuit Jacob Bidermann (1578–1639)
- Filemón Pi, a Spanish comic book character
- Shin Megami Tensei Persona, a video game series with "Philemon", a spirit guide who wears a butterfly mask
People:
- Philemon (poet)Philemon (poet)Philemon ; was an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy. He was born either at Soli in Cilicia or at Syracuse in Sicily but moved to Athens some time before 330 BC, when he is known to have been producing plays....
(ca. 362 BC – ca. 262 BC), an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy - Philemon the actorPhilemon the actorSaint Philemon was an actor at Antinopolis, Egypt, who was converted by saint Apollonius. They were martyred together under the persecutions of Diocletian.Their feast day is 8 March.-External links:*** at St. Patrick's Church...
(died 305), a saint who was converted by Saint Appolonius, they were martyred together in the fourth century - Philemon of Antioch, a Greek Orthodox Patriarch from 1766–1767
- Phil Masinga (1969), full name Philemon Masinga, a former South African footballer who played for teams in several countries
- Philemon PownollPhilemon PownollPhilemon Pownoll was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of post-captain....
(ca. 1734 - 1780), Royal Navy officer
Charities
- Philemon MinistriesPhilemon MinistriesPhilemon Ministries is a charitable foundation started by Kelvin Mwikya in Nairobi, Kenya in 1992. The charity provides food, shelter, counselling, community, training and employment to prisoners and former prisoners...
, a Kenyan prisons ministry charity founded by Kelvin Mwikya
Other:
- Red Book (Jung)Red Book (Jung)The Red Book, also known as Liber Novus , is a 205-page manuscript written and illustrated by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung between approximately 1914 and 1930, prepared for publication by The Philemon Foundation and published by W.W. Norton & Co. on October 7, 2009...
, a book by Carl Jung, which had Philemon, a wise spirit guide in form of an elderly winged man - Przygody kota Filemona Filemon, a cat in Polish animated cartoon.
Genus:
- Philemon (genus), a genus of birds in the family Meliphagidae
- Philemon albitorques
- Philemon argenticeps
- Philemon brassi
- Philemon buceroides
- Philemon citreogularis
- Philemon cockerelli
- Philemon corniculatus
- Philemon diemenensis
- Philemon eichhorni
- Philemon fuscicapillus
- Philemon inornatus
- Philemon kisserensis
- Philemon meyeri
- Philemon moluccensis
- Philemon novaeguineae
- Philemon plumigenis
- Philemon subcorniculatus
- Philemon yorki