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Polyhymnia
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Roman copy of Philiskos of Rhodes' statue of Polyhymnia, muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence. Found in via Terni inside an ancient underground passage in the area of the Horti Variani (1928).
University of Bologna
Title: Polyhymnia
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Roman copy of Philiskos of Rhodes' statue of Polyhymnia, muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence.
Found in via Terni inside an ancient underground passage in the area of the Horti Variani (1928).
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