ID: 901000699 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000699	Record Type: Character/Person

	Polyhymnia (Greek muse)

Note: In Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, patron of dancing or geometry. She was said in some legends to have been the mother of Triptolemus, the first priest of Demeter and the inventor of agriculture, by Cheimarrhus, son of Ares, god of war, or by Celeus, king of Eleusis. In other versions, she was the mother of Orpheus, the legendary lyre-playing hero, or of Eros, the god of love.

Names:

	Polyhymnia (Greek muse) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Polymnia (Greek muse) (English,U,N)
	Polymnis (Greek muse) (English,U,N)
	Πολυύμνια (Greek muse) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Polyhymnia (Greek muse) (I)

Related Iconography:

	member of .... Muses
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Muses (Greco-Roman deities)) [901001559]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... muse (deity)
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... geometry
	.....(mathematics, science (modern discipline), science and related disciplines, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... dancing (activity)
	.....(public and interactive activities, physical activities by specific context, physical activities, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Polyhymnia (Greek muse)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Polymnia (Greek muse)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Polymnis (Greek muse)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Πολυύμνια (Greek muse)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhymnia

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10864
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Polymnia," accessed 11 July 2017