# Utha

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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 [mythological writings](/source/William_Blake's_mythology) of [William Blake](/source/William_Blake), '''Utha''' is the second son of [Urizen](/source/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](/source/The_Book_of_Urizen)'', Utha's birth is briefly described:

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

His identification is with the [classical element](/source/classical_element) Water, in the identification of Urizen's four sons.<ref name="Damon"/>

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