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Polygamy

. See Mormons; Turkey

Polyphymnia, poli-him'ni-a, in Greek mythology, the muse of sacred poetry, and of learning and remembering. Among the Romans she came to be regarded as the patroness of pantomimes. She is represented in art as heavily draped, crowned with flowers, and standing in a meditative attitude with her finger at her lip, or holding a scroll. See Muses

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