Muses: Astronomy, Urania.

    Urania, Muse of astronomy, carried a globe and, beginning in the seventeenth century, is depicted crowned with stars. She was said to have been the mother of Linus and Hymen, although other sources cite them as the children of other Muses, particularly Calliope and Terpsichore. The name Urania (“heavenly”) is also an epithet for Aphrodite (Venus) in her role as goddess of spiritual love, and the Muse is sometimes conflated with the goddess. In the postclassical arts, Urania is often seen as a symbol of heaven and called “celestial Muse.” She is also commonly depicted as a personification of the element Air.

     See also Gods and Goddesses, as Elements.