This illsutration of a statue of Urania dates to 1898. The statue is in a Berlin museum. Urania was the Muse of astronomy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.

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