Polyhymnia

American

[pol-i-him-nee-uh] / ˌpɒl ɪˈhɪm ni ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.

the Muse of sacred music and dance.

Polyhymnia British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈhɪmnɪə /

noun

Greek myth the Muse of singing, mime, and sacred dance

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Etymology

Origin of Polyhymnia

< Latin, alteration of Greek Polȳ́mnia. See poly-, hymn, -ia

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Polyhymnia

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

I reduced their number to three, selecting from among them Calliope, Polyhymnia, and Terpsichore as being the most characteristic representatives of choreographic art.

From An Autobiography by Igor Stravinsky

Venus Polyhymnia stood confessed in all her charms, for the time triumphant over that Venus Urania who made the convent of the Paraclete in after times a blessed comforter to all who sought its consolations.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women by John Lord

His Polyhymnia is dedicated to the sister of this person, the Lady Bridget, Countess of Lindsey, and Baroness of Eresbie and of Ricot.

From Notes and Queries, Number 19, March 9, 1850 by Various

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