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Mnemosyne ( or ; (ギリシア語:Μνημοσύνη), ), source of the word ''mnemonic'',〔''Memory'' and the name ''Memnon'', as in "Memnon of Rhodes" are etymologically related. Mnemosyne is sometimes confused with Mneme or compared with Memoria.〕 was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. A Titanide, or Titaness, she was the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus: * Calliope (Epic Poetry) * Clio (History) * Euterpe (Music) * Erato (Lyric Poetry) * Melpomene (Tragedy) * Polyhymnia (Hymns) * Terpsichore (Dance) * Thalia (Comedy) * Urania (Astronomy) In Hesiod's ''Theogony'', kings and poets receive their powers of authoritative speech from their possession of Mnemosyne and their special relationship with the Muses. Zeus and Mnemosyne slept together for nine consecutive nights, thus birthing the nine Muses. Mnemosyne also presided over a pool〔Richard Janko, “Forgetfulness in the Golden Tablets of Memory,” ''Classical Quarterly'' 34 (1984) 89–100; see article "Totenpass" for the reconstructed devotional which instructs the initiated soul through the landscape of Hades, including the pool of Memory.〕 in Hades, counterpart to the river Lethe, according to a series of 4th century BC Greek funerary inscriptions in dactylic hexameter. Dead souls drank from Lethe so they would not remember their past lives when reincarnated. Initiates were encouraged to drink from the river Mnemosyne when they died, instead of Lethe. These inscriptions may have been connected with Orphic poetry (see Zuntz, 1971). Similarly, those who wished to consult the oracle of Trophonius in Boeotia were made to drink alternately from two springs called "Lethe" and "Mnemosyne". An analogous setup is described in the Myth of Er at the end of Plato's ''Republic''. == See also == *Titans in popular culture:Mnemosyne *Mnemonic *Meme *Moneta 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mnemosyne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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