In Greek mythology, Urania (Ουρανία), which means "heavenly", was the muse of astronomy and astrology. She is usually depicted as having a globe in her left hand and a peg in the right, and her foot on a turtle, symbol of silence. She is able to foretell the future by the position of the stars. She is often associated with Universal Love and the Holy Spirit. She is dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars and keeps her eyes and attention focused on the Heavens. Those who are most concerned with philosophy and the heavens are dearest to her.
"Urania, o'er her star-bespangled lyre, With touch of majesty diffused her soul; A thousand tones, that in the breast inspire, Exalted feelings, o er the wires'gan roll-- How at the call of Jove the mist unfurled, And o'er the swelling vault-- the glowing sky, The new-born stars hung out their lamps on high, And rolled their mighty orbs to music's sweetest sound." From An Ode To Music, by James G.Percival
Her name has been used to name astronomical observatories such as the Urania in Berlin, Vienna, Zurich and Antwerp and Uraniborg on the island of Hven.
There is a Urania Street in New Orleans, between Polymnia ("Polyhymnia")and Felicity Streets.
The Muses Urania and Calliope, Simon Vouet
Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomym, Charles Meynier
The Nine Muses, Urania, Astronomy, Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder
Allegorical Portrait of Urania Muse of Astronomy, Follower of Louis Tocque
Urania, Hendrik Goltzius
Calliope, Urania and Terpsichore, Mignard Pierre
The Muses Euterpe and Urania (a detail from Pompeo Battoni (1708-1787), "Apollo and the Two Muses") [Source]
Asteroid 30 Urania
Urania, Pio Clementino, Inv 293
Urania, Sarcophagus, Louvre Ma475
Urania in view of the stars, Raphael
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