Greek mythology
Urania
Muse of astronomy, holding the globe of heaven
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Siblings
- Euterpe · Terpsichore · Clio · Melpomene · Calliope · Polyhymnia · Erato · Thalia
- Group
- Muses
- Appears in
- Orpheus and Eurydice
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Urania is the Muse of astronomy, one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. With staff and celestial globe she charts the wheeling stars and the order of the heavens. To her the soul that masters her art is lifted toward the divine.
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- Who is Urania?
- Urania is the Muse of astronomy, one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. With staff and celestial globe she charts the wheeling stars and the order of the heavens. To her the soul that masters her art is lifted toward the divine.
- Which mythology does Urania belong to?
- Urania belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Urania appear in?
- Urania appears in Orpheus and Eurydice, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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