urania

[ yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]

/ yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

Origin of urania

urani(um) + -a⁴

urals, uralsk, uran, uran-, uranalysis, urania, uranian, uranic, uranic oxide, uranide, uraninite

Urania

[ yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]

/ yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.

While the general rejoicing is at its height, Urania is brought in to take her vestal vows at the altar.

Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg
Directly that you mentioned ‘Urania,’ I began to fancy I remembered her too.

Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) |Edward FitzGerald
Then embarking in the Urania, he induced the crew to rebel in order to obtain mastery of the ship.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
And at Nice they would see so much of each other, Cornélie and Urania.

The Inevitable |Louis Couperus

I looked from Urania's unfathomable eyes to Enriquez's impenetrable countenance.

Stories in Light and Shadow |Bret Harte

Urania

/ (jʊˈreɪnɪə) /

the Muse of astronomy

another name of Aphrodite

C17: from Latin, from Greek Ourania, from ouranios heavenly, from ouranos heaven