Mnemosyne
[ nee-mos-uh-nee, -moz- ]
/ niˈmɒs əˌni, -ˈmɒz- /
noun
the ancient Greek goddess of memory, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea and the mother by Zeus of the Muses.
Origin of Mnemosyne
< Greek
mnēmosýnē memory, akin to
mnâsthai to remember,
mnḗmōn mindful
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Mnemosyne
/ (niːˈmɒzɪˌniː, -ˈmɒs-) /
noun
Greek myth
the goddess of memory and mother by Zeus of the Muses