Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Polyhymnia (/pɒliˈhɪmniə/; Greek: Πολυύμνια, Πολύμνια; \"the one of many hymns\"), was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. Polyhymnia is also sometimes credited as being the Muse of geometry and meditation.In Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus Siculus wrote, \"Polyhymnia, because by her great (polle) praises (humnesis) she brings distinction to writers whose works have won for them immortal fame...\". She appears in Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradiso. Canto XXIII, line 56, and is referenced in modern works of fiction."@en }
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- Polyhymnia abstract "Polyhymnia (/pɒliˈhɪmniə/; Greek: Πολυύμνια, Πολύμνια; \"the one of many hymns\"), was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. Polyhymnia is also sometimes credited as being the Muse of geometry and meditation.In Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus Siculus wrote, \"Polyhymnia, because by her great (polle) praises (humnesis) she brings distinction to writers whose works have won for them immortal fame...\". She appears in Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradiso. Canto XXIII, line 56, and is referenced in modern works of fiction.".