Muses (sacred poetry) is often seen with a pensive expression; Terpsichore (choral dance and song) is often seen dancing and carrying a lyre; Thalia (comedy) is often seen with a comic mask; and Urania (astronomy) carries a pair of compasses and the celestial globe. Greek "mousa" is a common noun as well as a type of goddess: it literally means "art" or "poetry". According to Pindar, to "carry a "mousa"" is "to excel in the arts". The word derives from the Indo-European root "men-", which is also the source of Greek "Mnemosyne" and "mania", English "mind", "mental" and "monitor", Sanskrit "mantra"
Temple name be translated to mean "Sagacious Ancestor". The temple name "Huáizōng" (怀宗/懷宗/회종/Hoài Tông) can be translated to mean "Yearned Ancestor". The temple name "Yuánzōng" (元宗/원종/Nguyên Tông) can be translated to mean "Primal Ancestor". The temple name "Xuānzōng" (宣宗) is translated as "선종" in Korean and "Tuyên Tông" in Vietnamese. The temple name "Xuánzōng" (玄宗/현종/Huyền Tông) can be translated to mean "Profound Ancestor". The temple name "Lièzōng" (烈宗/열종/Liệt Tông) can be translated to mean "Ardent Ancestor". The temple name "Huīzōng" (徽宗/휘종/Huy Tông) can be translated to mean "Exemplary Ancestor". The temple name "Huìzōng" (惠宗/혜종/Huệ Tông) can be translated to mean "Compassionate Ancestor".