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 "Sùzǔ" (肃祖/숙조/Túc Tổ) can be translated to mean "Solemn Forefather". The temple name "Dézǔ" (德祖/덕조/Đức Tổ) can be translated to mean "Virtuous Forefather". The temple name "Yìzǔ" (毅祖/의조/Nghị Tổ) can be translated to mean "Persistent Forefather". The temple name "Yìzǔ" (懿祖/의조/Ý Tổ) can be translated to mean "Benign Forefather". The temple name "Yìzǔ" (翼祖) is translated as "의조" in Korean and "Dực Tổ" in Vietnamese. The temple name "Yìzǔ" (义祖/義祖/의조/Nghĩa Tổ) can be translated to mean "Righteous Forefather". The temple name "Ruìzǔ" (睿祖/예조/Duệ Tổ) can be translated to mean "Astute Forefather". The temple name "Yīngzǔ" (英祖/영조/Anh Tổ) can be translated