Mnemosyne

= = = Mnemosyne = Key Facts:  Mnemosyne was one of the Titans. Mnemosyne in Latin means memory. Mnemosyne was believed to have the powers of memory and remembrance. She was also known for inventing language. She is also known for being the goddess of time. Mnemosyne was a minor oracular goddess, she presided over the underground oracle of Trophonios in Boiotia.
 *  Mnemosyne (nee-**mos**-uh-nee)
 * Mnemosyne in Latin translates to memory
 * Goddess of time
 * Had the power of rememberanceHas a river in the underworld meant for souls to drink from to remember thier past life
 * Daughter of Uranus and Gaia
 * Slept with Zeus 9 consecutive nights
 * The 9 Muses were created by Mnemosyne and Zeus

Titans: The Titans were made up of 6 males and 5 females. The males included Kronos, Hyperion, Koios, Iapetos, Krios and Okeanos. The women of the Titans were Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoibe and Tethys. The Titans all had powers that were to benefit humans and mankind. Because of the effects they had on mankind they are said to have everlasting fame for the things they could do.

Family: Mnemosyne was the daughter of Gaia and Uranus. Mnemosyne is also the mother of the nine Muses. It is believed that Zeus and Mnemosyne slept together for nine nights in a row and because of this created the 9 Muses.

Something Interesting: Mnemosyne was in charge of a pool that was located in Hades. Mnemosyne was to have a river that would be equivalent to Lethe's. Dead souls were supposed to drink from Lethe's river so that they would not remember anything that had happened to them in their past life. But some however were told to drink from Mnemosyne because she has the power of remembrance. http://www.musesrealm.net/familytrees/titans.html : This is a link to the family tree of the titans. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/Z20.4.html : This is a link to a picture of a circle of symbols for Apollon, Mnemosyne and the nine Mousai.





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