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 to mean "Great Forefather". The temple name "Yùzǔ" (裕祖/유조/Dụ Tổ) can be translated to mean "Affluent Forefather". The temple name "Yánzǔ" (严祖/嚴祖/Nghiêm Tổ) can be translated to mean "Austere Forefather". The temple name "Dàizǔ" (代祖/대조/Đại Tổ) can be translated to mean "Generational Forefather". The temple name "Guózǔ" (国祖/國祖/국조/Quốc Tổ) can be translated to mean "National Forefather". The temple name "Dùzǔ" (度祖/도조/Đoan Tổ) can be translated to mean "Magnanimous Forefather". The temple name "Tǒngzǔ" (统祖/統祖/통조/Thống Tổ) can be translated to mean "Commanding Forefather". The temple name "Húanzǔ" (桓祖/환조/Hoàn Tổ) can be translated to mean "Exploratory Forefather". The temple name "Níngzǔ" (宁祖/寧祖/영조/Ninh