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Definition of Mnemosyne
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses.
Definition of Mnemosyne
1. n. The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.
Definition of Mnemosyne
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) A Titan, the personification of memory, the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mnemosyne
Literary usage of Mnemosyne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"mnemosyne; The Muses. — By her union with Zeus, mnemosyne ("Memory") did more
than serve as a living reminder of his power; she brought him the nine comely ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1891)
"mnemosyne. THE harp of memory has many strings, but none of them all vibrate so
easily or so truly as those of scent and of sound. It might be supposed that ..."
3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1818)
"... Hieron — Receptacles for the votive offerings—Throne of mnemosyne—Stoma of
the Adytum—Attempt to explore the interior—Situation of the Consecrated Grove ..."
4. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1818)
"... Hieron — Receptacles for the votive offerings—Throne of mnemosyne—Stoma of
the Adytum—Attempt to explore the interior—Situation of the Consecrated Grove ..."
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