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

He is regarded as something of a modern-day Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of remembrance, with ghosts that ought to be cursed.

From The Daily Beast

Mnemosyne (Memory) was in Greek tradition the mother of the Muses; imitation, in the sense above defined, is but their instrument.

From Project Gutenberg

I do not think there was a single man of the ship's company who bore the loss of poor Mnemosyne dry-eyed.

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This victory was very popular, and the third hand was roundly abused for suggesting that Mnemosyne had been doped.

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The lieutenant offered to back him against Mnemosyne for a race across the cabin table, and we made a match of it.

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We kept Mnemosyne for over two months, and never once did she misconduct herself or behave in an unseamanlike manner.

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