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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.〔Hesiod, ''Theogony'' 78〕〔Ovid, ''Fasti'' v. 55.〕 Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus〔Suidas ''s.v.'' Linos〕〔Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' 9. 29. 5〕 by Apollo,〔Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 161〕 and Hymenaeus also is said to have been a son of Urania.〔Catillus lxi. 2.〕 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. == Urania as Muse == Those who are most concerned with philosophy and the heavens are dearest to her. Those who have been instructed by her she raises aloft to heaven, for it is a fact that imagination and the power of thought lift men's souls to heavenly heights.〔Diodorus, ''Bibliotheca historica'' 4. 7. 1〕 :''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 During the Renaissance, Urania began to be considered the Muse for Christian poets. In the invocation to Book 7 of John Milton's epic poem ''Paradise Lost'', the poet invokes Urania to aid his narration of the creation of the cosmos, though he cautions that it is "()he meaning, not the name I call" (7.5) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Urania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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