UraniaMuse of astronomy
A small monument to the stars, carried in a wallet.
Urania reclining beneath the constellations — Orion, Lyra, Cygnus, Hercules — in the manner of an antique engraving, beside a stone tablet of Latin maxims.
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The Latin
Sic itur ad astra.
“Thus one journeys to the stars.”
On the back, beside your card's number, her blessing:
Urania favorem auxiliumque tibi praebet. Sint fines cognitionis tuae, o homo, infiniti.
“Urania grants you her favor and her aid. May the bounds of your knowledge, O human, be infinite.”
Choosing a gift?
What to give an astronomer — Written for the person buying, not for the person who already owns three telescopes.
Dark academia gifts — The aesthetic is about study. The gifts should be too.
Questions
- Who was Urania in Greek myth?
- The Muse of astronomy and of the celestial forces, shown in antiquity with a globe and a pair of compasses. Her name means the heavenly one; Hesiod places her among the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne — Memory.
- What is engraved on the back of the Urania card?
- Urania grants you her favor and her aid. May the bounds of your knowledge, O human, be infinite. — together with the ornament and the card's own number.
- Who is the Urania card a good gift for?
- Astronomers amateur and professional, physicists, navigators, and anyone whose work points upward. Frequently chosen for a graduation in the sciences, where the card can be carried long after the certificate is filed away.
