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Mnemosyne


Mne·mos·y·ne

noun \ni-ˈmä-sə-nē, -zə-\

Definition of MNEMOSYNE

: the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the Muses by Zeus

Origin of MNEMOSYNE

Latin, from Greek Mnēmosynē
First Known Use: 1582

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