Urania

Summary

Urania is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 8% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Urania's father was Zeus^[3].
• Urania's mother was Mnemosyne^[4].
• Among Urania's spouses was Amphimarus^[5].
• Urania was married to Apollo^[6].
• A child of Urania was Linus^[7].
• A child of Urania was Hymen^[8].
• Urania's field of work was astronomy^[9].
• Urania's field of work was astrology^[10].
• Urania's image is recorded as Monumento di Ottaviano Fabrizio Massotti, con Urania di Giovanni Duprè 02.jpg^[11].
• Urania's image is recorded as Francesco Cozza - Urania.jpg^[12].
• Urania's image is recorded as Allegorical Portrait of Urania, Muse of Astronomy by Louis Tocqué.jpg^[13].
• Urania's image is recorded as Schallaburg Turnierhof - Terrakotta Urania.jpg^[14].
• Urania's image is recorded as Palais Erzherzog Albrecht - Musensaal Muse Urania.jpg^[15].
• Urania's image is recorded as Urania Kroměříž.jpg^[16].
• Urania is recorded as female^[17].
• Urania's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[18].
• Urania's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15707571^[19].
• Urania's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316444056^[20].
• Urania's GND ID is recorded as 124538673^[21].
• Urania's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86003891^[22].
• Urania's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150693123^[23].
• Urania's IdRef ID is recorded as 241508312^[24].
• Urania's part of is recorded as Muse^[25].
• Urania's Commons category is recorded as Urania^[26].
• Urania's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kjfl^[27].

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Origins and Family

Urania's father was Zeus^[3]. Her mother was Mnemosyne^[4].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include astronomy^[9], a branch of science^[28] and astrology^[10], a superstition^[29].

Personal Life

Spouses include Amphimarus^[5], a mythological Greek character^[30] and Apollo^[6], a Greek deity^[31]. Children include Linus^[7], a mythological Greek character^[32] and Hymen^[8], a Greek deity^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Urania include Uranus^[34], an ice giant^[35]; Uraniborg^[36], an astronomical observatory^[37], in Sweden^[38], founded in 1576^[39]; she^[40], an architectural structure^[41], in Austria^[42], founded in 1910^[43]; and 30 she^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Urania ranks in the top 8% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for her include Uranus^[34], an ice giant^[35]; Uraniborg^[36], an astronomical observatory^[37], in Sweden^[38], founded in 1576^[39]; she^[40], an architectural structure^[41], in Austria^[42], founded in 1910^[43]; and 30 she^[44], an asteroid^[45].

FAQs

Who were Urania's parents?

Urania's father was Zeus^[3]. Urania's mother was Mnemosyne^[4].

Who was Urania married to?

Urania's spouses include Amphimarus^[5] and Apollo^[6].