Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne (Mνημοσύνη) was the titanis of memory and the mother of the Muses With Zeus.

Reign

Mnemosyne was mostly regarded as a goddess of memory and remembrance. She is sometimes seen as the goddess of words and language as she invented them. Her memory is so great that she remembers everything since the beginning of time, making her a minor goddess of time. She is also the patron of poets and the goddess of sight and writing.

Mythology

Mnemosyne was the mother of the nine Muses with the King of Olympus, Zeus. story behind The Muses is that Zeus had sex with Mnemosyne nine nights in a row so when she gave birth there were nine children.

Family

Gaia (Mother) & Ouranos (Father)

Spouse & Lovers

Zeus (Father to Children)

Siblings

• Argês (Brother)
• Briareos (Brother)
• Brontês (Brother)
• Gyes (Brother)
• Hyperion (Brother)
• Iapetos (Brother)
• Koios (Brother)
• Kottos (Brother)
• Krios (Brother)
• Kronos (Brother)
• Okeanos(Brother)
• Phoibe (Sister)
• Rhea (Sister)
• Steropês (Brother)
• Tethys (Sister)
• Theia (Sister)
• Themis (Sister)

Children

The Mousai The Muses

• Kalliope (by Zeus)
  
• Kleio (by Zeus)
  
• Euterpe (by Zeus)
  
• Melpomene (by Zeus)
  
• Ourania (by Zeus)
  
• Thaleia (by Zeus)
  
• Terpsikhore (by Zeus)
  
• Erato (by Zeus)
  
• Polyhymnia (by Zeus)

Trivia

• Mnemosyne was one of two original titanesses who did not marry a sibling the other being Themis
• Mnemosyne is the only First Generation Titaness (or First Generation Titan) never to marry
• Mnemosyne and Themis both had children by Zeus

Gallery

Mnemosyne