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Utha

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

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

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

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