Mnemosyne
Mother of Muses
Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the nine Muses.
Her name gives us *mnemonic*—a device or technique for aiding memory.
The word appears primarily in classical references and discussions of memory: Mnemosyne presided over the pool of remembrance in Hades.
Nine goddesses of arts
- CalliopeGreek muse of epics
- ClioMuse presiding over chronicles
- ThaliaDivine comedic inspiration
- daughtersFemale offspring, plural
offspring · progenitor · matriarch · divine birth · inspiration · arts · poetry · music
Memory retrieval act
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
hippocampus · encoding · retrieval · consolidation · forgetting · episodic · semantic · declarative
Muses
Nine goddesses of arts
daughters · offspring · progenitor · matriarch · divine birth · inspiration · arts · poetry · music · dance
recall
Memory retrieval act
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
cognition · hippocampus · encoding · retrieval · consolidation · forgetting · episodic · semantic · declarative · long-term
Titan
Mythic giant or moon
Olympians · Mount Olympus · Cronus · Rhea · Gaia · Uranus · Prometheus · Hyperion · Oceanus · Tethys
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
keepsake · memento · souvenir · archive · legacy · eulogy · remembrance · nostalgia · retrospect · testimonial
MnemosyneLethe
Mythical river of forgetfulness
forgetfulness · amnesia · oblivion · forgetting · dementia
MnemosyneLethe
Mythical river of forgetfulness
oblivion · the void · erasure · annihilation · dissolution
Mnemosyneoblivion
Complete erasure from memory
destruction · ignorance · cultural erasure · dark ages · book burning
amnesty, amnesia, mnemonic, amnesiac, mnemonics, amnesic, anamnesis, amnesias, paramnesia