Muse, the so-called Urania
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Muse, the so-called Urania
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Published 2018-11-28T17:37:05+00:00
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This is an ancient marble sculpture depicting Urania, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy. Urania was the daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne and also a great-granddaughter of Uranus. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus by Apollo or Amphimarus, son of Poseidon, and Hymenaeus also is said to have been a son of Urania.
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| Date published | 28/11/2018 |
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| Title | Muse, the so-called Urania |
| Date | 1st century BC or 2nd century AD copy of the 2nd century BC origin |
| Accession | 5960 |
| Period | Ancient |
| Medium | Marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |
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