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[[File:Birth of the sons of urizen.jpg|thumb|The birth of the four sons of Urizen. Copy G, collection the Library of Congress. Utha emerges from the water in the bottom left]]
[[File:Birth of the sons of urizen.jpg|thumb|The birth of the four sons of Urizen. Copy G, collection the Library of Congress. Utha emerges from the water in the bottom left]]


In the [[William Blake's mythology|mythological writings]] of [[William Blake]], '''Utha''' is the second son of [[Urizen]].
In the [[William Blake's mythology|mythological writings]] of [[William Blake]], '''Utha''' is the second son of [[Urizen]].<ref name="Damon">{{cite book |last1=Damon |first1=Samuel Foster |title=A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake |date=1988 |publisher=UPNE |isbn=9780874514360 |page=427 |language=en}}</ref>


In Chapter VIII of ''[[The Book of Urizen]]'' his birth is briefly describe
In Chapter VIII of ''[[The Book of Urizen]]'', Utha's birth is briefly described:


:''[...] Utha,''
:
:''From the waters emerging laments;''
:''From the waters emerging laments;''


This establishes his identification with the [[classical element]] Water, in the identification of Urizen's four sons.
His identification is with the [[classical element]] Water, in the identification of Urizen's four sons.<ref name="Damon"/>

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{{William Blake|myth}}
{{William Blake|myth}}

Latest revision as of 08:31, 12 April 2019

The birth of the four sons of Urizen. Copy G, collection the Library of Congress. Utha emerges from the water in the bottom left

In the mythological writings of William Blake, Utha is the second son of Urizen.[1]

In Chapter VIII of The Book of Urizen, Utha's birth is briefly described:

[...] Utha,
From the waters emerging laments;

His identification is with the classical element Water, in the identification of Urizen's four sons.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Damon, Samuel Foster (1988). A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake. UPNE. p. 427. ISBN 9780874514360.