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Urania
Urania (; ; meaning "heavenly" or "of heaven") was, in
Greek mythology, the
muse of
astronomy and a daughter of
Zeus by
Mnemosyne and also a great granddaughter of
Uranus. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician
Linus by
Apollo, and
Hymenaeus also is said to have been a son of Urania. She is often associated with Universal Love and the
Holy Spirit. Eldest of the divine sisters, Urania inherited Zeus' majesty and power and the beauty and grace of her mother
Mnemosyne.
Urânia
Urânia is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo,
Brazil. The city has a population of 8,836 inhabitants and an area of 208.9 km².
Urania
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
(hypernym) Muse
(classification) Greek mythology
2. goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
(synonym) Venus
(hypernym) Roman deity
Urania
(n.)
One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.
(n.)
A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Urania
[Greek] The Greek Muse of astronomy and astrology. She is occasionally mentioned as the mother of Linus by Apollo. She is represented with a globe in her left hand and a peg in her right hand. Urania is dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars and she keeps her eyes towards the sky.
