Category
page 1Celestial goddesses

Urania
Urania ( ; ; meaning "heavenly" or "of heaven") was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy and astrology. In ancient art, her attributes include the globe and the pointer.

nakṣatra
Nakshatra () is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of the 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors. In essence (in Western astronomical terms), a nakshatra simply is a constellation. Every nakshatra is divided into four padas ( "steps").