Polyhymnia

Polyhymnia by Francesco del Cossa, 1455–1460.

Polyhymnia ("the one of many hymns" /pɒlɪ\'hɪmniə/), in Greek mythology, was the Muse of sacred-poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as muse of agriculture and pantomime. She is also known as the Muse of Mime. A very serious woman, pensive and meditative often depicted holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. She brings fame to writers whose works have won them immortal fame. Polyhymnia is also sometimes accredited as being the muse of geometry, mime, meditation, and agriculture. There is a Polymnia Street in New Orleans, between Euterpe and Urania Streets.

Literary Appearances

Dante\'s Divine Comedy: Paradiso. Canto XXIII, line 56.

This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Polyhymnia

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia