Greek mythology
Polyhymnia
Muse of sacred hymn and solemn, veiled devotion
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Muses
- Appears in
- Orpheus and Eurydice
Polyhymnia is the Muse of sacred hymns and divine eloquence, one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Pensive and veiled, she presides over the songs that honor the gods and the heroes of old. Hers is also the art of mime and the meditative pause before speech.
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