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Definitions for Polyhymnia
ˌpɒl ɪˈhɪm ni əpo·ly·hym·ni·a
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Princeton's WordNet
Polyhymnianoun
(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
Wiktionary
Polyhymnianoun
The Muse of sacred music.
Etymology: From the Greek poly, (many) + hymn(os), (song in praise of gods) + -ia, (common feminine ending)
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polyhymnia
Polyhymnia, in Greek mythology, is one of the nine Muses—the goddesses of music, song, and dance. Her name means “the one of many hymns", and she is often depicted as a serious woman in deep thought, sometimes holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. She is the muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime.
Webster Dictionary
Polyhymnianoun
the Muse of lyric poetry
Etymology: [L., from Gr. ; poly`s many + hymn.]
Wikidata
Polyhymnia
Polyhymnia, was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn 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. In Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus Siculus wrote, "Polyhymnia, because by her great praises she brings distinction to writers whose works have won for them immortal fame...". She appears in Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradiso. Canto XXIII, line 56, and is referenced in modern works of fiction.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Polyhymnia
pol-i-him′ni-a, n. the muse of the sublime hymn. [Gr. polys, many, hymnos, a hymn.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Polyhymnia
one of the nine Muses (q. v.); she is represented as in a pensive mood, with her forefinger on her mouth; she was the inventress of the lyre and the mother of Orpheus.
Mythology
Polyhymnia
(Polyhym′nia). Daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. One of the Muses who presided over singing and rhetoric.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Polyhymnia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Polyhymnia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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