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Mnemosyne
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Mnemosyne (nēmŏs`ĭnē, nēmŏz`–), in Greek mythology, the personification of memory. She was a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea. The Muses were her daughters by Zeus.
Mnemosyne
goddess of memory; mother of Muses. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 20]
See : Memory

Mnemosyne 

in ancient Greek mythology, a goddess from the generation of the Titans, the mother of the Muses by Zeus. She was the personification of memory. In an allegorical sense, Mnemosyne means memory.



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