Polyhymnia

Summary

Polyhymnia is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 9% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polyhymnia's father was Zeus^[3].
• Polyhymnia's mother was Mnemosyne^[4].
• Polyhymnia's field of work was rhetoric^[5].
• Polyhymnia's image is recorded as Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence by Simon Vouet.jpg^[6].
• Polyhymnia's image is recorded as Lyon Mosaïque de la muse Polymnie de la salle Rameau.jpg^[7].
• Polyhymnia's image is recorded as Polyhymnia by Giuseppe Fagnani.jpg^[8].
• Polyhymnia is recorded as female^[9].
• Polyhymnia's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[10].
• Polyhymnia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32932697^[11].
• Polyhymnia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316444054^[12].
• Polyhymnia's GND ID is recorded as 124538533^[13].
• Polyhymnia's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150693003^[14].
• Polyhymnia's IdRef ID is recorded as 241507960^[15].
• Polyhymnia's part of is recorded as Muse^[16].
• Polyhymnia's Commons category is recorded as Polyhymnia^[17].
• Polyhymnia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kjdl^[18].
• Polyhymnia's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[19].
• Polyhymnia's Iconclass notation is recorded as 92D427^[20].
• Polyhymnia's depicted by is recorded as Polyhymnia^[21].
• Polyhymnia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• Polyhymnia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Polyhymnia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Polyhymnia's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Polyhymnia's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[26].
• Polyhymnia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Polymnia^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Polyhymnia's father was Zeus^[3]. Her mother was Mnemosyne^[4].

Career and Affiliations

Polyhymnia's field of work was rhetoric^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Polyhymnia include 33 she^[28], an asteroid^[29]; Polymnia^[30], a taxon^[31]; and Polymny^[32], a software^[33].

Why It Matters

Polyhymnia ranks in the top 9% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] She is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for her include 33 she^[28], an asteroid^[29]; Polymnia^[30], a taxon^[31]; and Polymny^[32], a software^[33].

FAQs

Who were Polyhymnia's parents?

Polyhymnia's father was Zeus^[3]. Polyhymnia's mother was Mnemosyne^[4].