Showing posts with label Urania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Urania. Show all posts

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Urania.

Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía) was the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The globe was the symbol of this goddess.

Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne was Urania's mother.

Also, she had several siblings: Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, and etc.

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) (Apollōn), Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), and Amphimarus (Ἀμφίμαρος) were Urania's husbands.

Linus (Λῖνος) (Linos) and Hymen (Ὑμήν) (Humḗn) were their sons.






Sunday, December 14, 2025

Polyhymnia.

Polyhymnia (Πολυύμνια) was the Muse of poetry and dance in Greek mythology.

Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was her mother.

Calliope (Καλλιόπη) (Kalliópē), Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía), Clio (Κλειώ), Euterpe (Εὐτέρπη), Erato (Ἐρατώ), Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη), Thalia (Θάλεια), and Melpomene (Μελπομένη) (Melpoménē) were Polyhymnia's siblings.

Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς) and Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) (Triptólemos) were her sons.

There are different arts about Polyhymnia.





Sunday, April 18, 2021

Hymen.

 Hymen (Ὑμήν) was a god of marriage in Ancient Greece (Ἑλλάς). His parents were Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) and Aphrodite or one of the Muses (Μοῦσαι). His symbol was a bridal torch.

Hymen was important during wedding. He visited many weddings of gods, goddesses, and their children.

God of marriage had relationships with other deities, such as: Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), Eros, Dionysus (Διόνυσος), Asclepius, the Moirai (Μοῖραι), Urania (Οὐρανία), and etc. Nicaea (Νικαια) killed Hymen.

There are many myths and legends about Hymen. Artists and sculptors created different paintings and sculptures about this god.