Mnemosyne

[ nee-mos-uh-nee, -moz- ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology the ancient Greek goddess of memory, a daughter of Uranus and Gaia and the mother by Zeus of the Muses.

Mnemosyne

/ niːˈmɒzɪˌniː; -ˈmɒs- /

noun

1. Greek myth the goddess of memory and mother by Zeus of the Muses

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mnemosyne¹

First recorded in 1700–05; from Greek mnēmosýnē “memory, remembrance,” akin to mnâsthai “to remember,” mnḗmōn “mindful”; mnemonic ( def )

Example Sentences

They turned to the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, known collectively as the Muses.

From Salon

The Muses were nine in number, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Memory.

From Literature

Perhaps the “Mnemosyne Atlas” might inspire novel ways to create connections through what Warburg envisioned as a collective psychology and historical trauma embedded in images.

From New York Times

For less than $6, there are manga stickers and magnets; panda toothpicks; Japanese Mnemosyne notebooks and Uni-Ball pens; and Korean aloe face masks.

From Washington Post

A boy progressed to the next round on “Mnemosyne”—Memory, mother of the Muses, who gave us the mnemonic device and who ought to be the presiding deity of spelling bees.

From The New Yorker