Ourania

Ourania or ouranigender is a religiogender characterized by feelings of love and beauty, most often used by Aphrodite devotees. It may feel disconnected from ones mortal gender, and instead blessed by Aphrodite with a feminine or androgynous energy.

Etymology
"Ourania" is the word for "heavenly" in Greek and an epithet of Aphrodite.

Definition

 * Most commonly used by Aphrodite Devotees, this gender is characterized by a feeling of love and beauty. There is a disconnect in one’s mortal gender and instead feels a feminine or androgynous divine vibe, as if blessed by Aphrodite. - venusaric, 2018

It can also be:


 * A gender related to beauty, love and divine influence.
 * A gender influenced by ones devotion to the aforementioned goddess.
 * A gender influenced by the goddess Aphrodite.
 * A gender influenced by a kintype to the goddess Aphrodite.

History
Ourania and its flag were both coined by Tumblr user venusaric on October 9 2018. It was then reblogged by beyond-mogai-pride-flags on October 10 and tagged "aphroditegender," the first known instance of ourania being referred to as such.

Subsets

 * Ourani
 * Ouranigirl
 * Ouraniboy
 * Ouranonbinary