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'''Polyhymnia''' - from Greek Πολύμνια (''polymnia'', '[she of the] many hymns') - is, in Greek mythology, one of 'the sacred nine', the Nine [[Muse]]s. She is the [[Muse]] of sacred verse and [[hymn]]s; she is also said to be the Muse of geometry and mediation, and is portrayed as serious and solemn. Her name is pronounced, in English, 'poll-y-HIM-ni-e<sup>r</sup>', {{IPA|pɒl ɪ ˈhɪm nɪ ə}}.
 
'''Polyhymnia''' - from Greek Πολύμνια (''polymnia'', '[she of the] many hymns') - is, in Greek mythology, one of 'the sacred nine', the Nine [[Muse]]s. She is the [[Muse]] of sacred verse and [[hymn]]s; she is also said to be the Muse of geometry and mediation, and is portrayed as serious and solemn. Her name is pronounced, in English, 'poll-y-HIM-ni-e<sup>r</sup>', {{IPA|pɒl ɪ ˈhɪm nɪ ə}}.
  
::''Polyhymnia'' is the title of a poem by George Peele, published in 1590.
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::''Polyhymnia'' is the title of a poem by George Peele (1556-1596), published in 1590.
  
  

Latest revision as of 01:08, 3 April 2016

Polyhymnia - from Greek Πολύμνια (polymnia, '[she of the] many hymns') - is, in Greek mythology, one of 'the sacred nine', the Nine Muses. She is the Muse of sacred verse and hymns; she is also said to be the Muse of geometry and mediation, and is portrayed as serious and solemn. Her name is pronounced, in English, 'poll-y-HIM-ni-er', IPA: /pɒl ɪ ˈhɪm nɪ ə/.

Polyhymnia is the title of a poem by George Peele (1556-1596), published in 1590.