Polyhymnia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Polyhymnia
< Latin, alteration of Greek Polȳ́mnia. See poly-, hymn, -ia
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 2023 scientists detected an asteroid called 33 Polyhymnia which could have an element denser than anything found on Earth.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The muse, Polyhymnia, soon emerged from the stage of childish stammering.
From The Great German Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
But above all Mnemosyne, and her daughter Polyhymnia, must be propitiated by an art that would remember all things.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
The picture painted by Ingres, the great artist, now in the Luxembourg gallery, represents the composer with Polyhymnia in the background stretching out her hand over him.
From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
