Crossword clues for polyhymnia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polyhymnia \Pol`y*hym"ni*a\, n. [L., from Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? hymn.] (Anc. Myth.) The Muse of lyric poetry.
Wikipedia
Polyhymnia (; ; "the one of many hymns"), also spelt Polymnia (Πολύμνια) 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.
In Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus Siculus wrote, "Polyhymnia, because by her great (polle) praises (humnesis) 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.
Usage examples of "polyhymnia".
They identified with Miss Polyhymnia Reynolds, a hardworking member of the Oberon middle class.
Chib makes his way through the noisy crowd towards the stage of Polyhymnia, the Muse who includes painting in her province.
Down south over there is Urania, Calliope, Terpsichore, and Euterpe, with Polyhymnia in the twilight zone and feeding into Rhea.