In the mythological writings of

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the Romantic poetry, poetry and visual art of the Roma ...

, Utha is the second son of

Urizen In the mythology of William Blake, Urizen () is the embodiment of conventional reason and law. He is usually depicted as a bearded old man; he sometimes bears architect's tools, to create and constrain the universe; or nets, with which he ensna ...

. In Chapter VIII of ''

The Book of Urizen ''The Book of Urizen'' is one of the major William Blake's prophetic books, prophetic books of the English writer William Blake, illustrated by Blake's own Intaglio (printmaking), plates. It was originally published as ''The First Book of Urizen ...

'', Utha's birth is briefly described: :'' ..Utha,'' :''From the waters emerging laments;'' His identification is with the

classical element The classical elements typically refer to Earth (classical element), earth, Water (classical element), water, Air (classical element), air, Fire (classical element), fire, and (later) Aether (classical element), aether which were proposed to ...

Water, in the identification of Urizen's four sons.

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