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Οὐρανία

Οὐρανία, Urania, the heavenly one

Οὐρᾰνία (Boeot. Ὠρανία IG 7.1804, also at Epidaurus, ib. 42(1).283), Ep. and Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
  • Urania, name of one of the Muses, Hes. Th. 78; later, she was looked on esp. as the Muse of Astronomy, Cic. Div. 1.11.17, al.
    • II epith. of Aphrodite, opp. Ἀ. Πάνδημος, Pl. Smp. 181c, cf. Pi. Fr. 122.4, Hdt. 1.105; worshipped in Scythia, Id. 4.59, IPE 2.28 (Panticapaeum); in Amorgos, IG 12(7).57 (iii B. C.).
    • III the Arabians called the moon Ἀλιλάτ, i.e. Οὐρανίη, Hdt. 3.8.
    • IV a game in which a ball was thrown into the air, Hsch.
    • V a plant, = ἶρις, Ps.-Dsc. 1.1.
    • VI Aeol. or Dor. ὠρανίᾱφι, said to be voc., O (Muse) of heaven, Alcm. 59.

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