Philemon may refer to:
In the Bible
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Epistle to Philemon
The Epistle to Philemon is one of the books of the Christian New Testament. It is a prison letter, co-authored by Paul the Apostle with Timothy, to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. It deals with the themes of forgiveness and recon ...
, a book in the New Testament
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Philemon (biblical figure)
Philemon (; grc-gre, Φιλήμων; ''Philḗmōn'') was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus. This letter is known as Epistle to Philemon in the New Testament. He is known as a saint by ...
, recipient of Saint Paul's Epistle to Philemon
Arts and entertainment
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''Philémon'' (comics), a Franco-Belgian comic book series by Fred
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''Philemon'' (musical), a 1975 off-Broadway musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
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Philemon Arthur and the Dung
Philemon Arthur and the Dung is a 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 ...
, a music group from Scania, Sweden, consisting of two members, whose real names are unknown
* Philemon, a character from the ''
Persona
A persona (plural personae or personas), depending on the context, is the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional character. The word derives from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatr ...
'' video game series
People
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Helen Philemon
Helen Philemon (born 28 August 1980) is a track and field athlete from Papua New Guinea. She represented her country at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Life
Philemon was born in East New Britain Province
East New B ...
(born 1980), track and field athlete from Papua New Guinea
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Philemon (given name), a list of people with the given name
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Philemon (poet) Philemon ( grc-gre, Φιλήμων; c. 362 BC – c. 262 BC) 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 hav ...
, an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy
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Philemon (geographer), an Ancient Greek geographer of the 1st century AD
Other
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Baucis and Philemon, the couple from the ''Metamorphoses'' of Greek mythology
* Philemon, a wise spirit guide in ''
The Red Book'', by Carl Jung
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Philemon Foundation, a non-profit organization for publication of the complete works of Carl Gustav Jung
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Philemon Ministries, a Kenyan prison ministry charity founded by Kelvin Mwikya
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''Philemon'' (bird), a genus of birds in the family Meliphagidae
See also
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Filemón Pi, a Spanish comic book character
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The Adventures of Filemon the Cat (''The Adventures of Filemon the Cat''), the title character in a Polish animated cartoon
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