Mnemosyne
/nəˈmɒz.ɪni/noun
In Greek mythology, the Titaness of memory; by extension, memory or remembrance.
Did you know?Mnemosyne was so central to Greek sacred thought that poets and prophets invoked her before speaking, because remembering was treated like a near-divine act.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosynē)
“Memory; also the Titaness personifying memory”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“To think, remember, or have in mind”
Classical Greek
Greek
μνήμη (mnēmē)
“Memory, remembrance”
Late Greek / Hellenistic
Greek
Μνημοσύνη
“The divine personification of memory in myth and cult”
Modern English
English
Mnemosyne
“The Greek goddess of memory, especially in literary and mythological reference”