Urania

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 17 June 2013

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A sculpture of Urania, the Muse of Astronomy. Originally the statue was of Persephone but recarved and with a head addded taken from a 2nd century CE statue of another Muse. (Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, June 17). Urania. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1298/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Urania." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 17, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1298/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Urania." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Jun 2013. Web. 13 Jan 2021.