Polyhymnia

Polyhymnia
Goddess of Hymns
Member of the Muses
Roman statue of Polyhymnia, 2nd century AD, depicting her in the act of dancing
AbodeMount Olympus
Genealogy
ParentsZeus and Mnemosyne
SiblingsEuterpe, Calliope, Urania, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Terpsichore, Melpomene and several paternal half-siblings
ChildrenOrpheus, Triptolemus

Polyhymnia (/pɒliˈhɪmniə/; Greek: Πολυύμνια, lit. 'the one of many hymns'), alternatively Polymnia (Πολύμνια), is, in Greek mythology, the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance and eloquence, as well as agriculture and pantomime.

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