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Polyhymnia
Polyhymnia (; ; "the one of many hymns"), was in
Greek mythology the
Muse of sacred poetry, sacred
hymn, dance, and
eloquence as well as
agriculture and
pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long
cloak and
veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. Polyhymnia is also sometimes credited as being the Muse of geometry and meditation.
Polyhymnia
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
(hypernym) Muse
(classification) Greek mythology
Polyhymnia
(n.)
The Muse of lyric poetry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Polyhymnia
[Greek] Polyhymnia is the Greek Muse of the sacred hymn, eloquence and dance. She is usually represented in a pensive or meditating position. She is a serious looking woman, dressed in a long cloak and resting with an elbow on a pillar. Sometimes she holds a finger to her mouth.
Polyhymnia
Synonyms and related words:
Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Bragi, Calliope, Castilian Spring, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Helicon, Hippocrene, Melpomene, Muse, Orpheus, Parnassus, Pierian Spring, Pierides, Polymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, afflatus, artistic imagination, conception, creative imagination, creative power, creative thought, esemplastic imagination, esemplastic power, fire of genius, genius, inspiration, muse, mythicization, mythification, mythopoeia, poesy, poetic genius, poetic imagination, sacred Nine, shaping imagination, the Muses, the Nine, tuneful Nine
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
