Polyhymnia was dressed in white, and bore a scroll in her left hand, with her right hand raised in a speaking attitude. […] She holds a globe in her hand, which is sometimes laid on a tripod; a compass is then seen in her hand. — See Fig. 19. […] He held in one hand his rod, and in the other, a purse. —  See Fig. 30. […] Under his hand, trees, and stones, and even the dishes of his table, became gold. […] She held in her hand a radiant sun or moon, because each was considered eternal.