As the doors to Rome’s College of Vestal Virgins closed for the last time Mnemosyne, goddess of Memory, took flight. A decade before in 381 CE, immediately after the First Council of ...

In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne is the goddess of memory. Impregnated by Zeus, she gave birth to the nine muses with whom artists, poets, musicians, writers and historians are familiar. As a ...

Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory is the source of inspiration for contemporary composer Peter Ruzicka in a work with an unusual setting: string quartet with soprano voice.

In Greek mythology, the Muses were the daughters of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, by her nephew, Zeus. (Awks.) Ironically, there is no easy way to remember their names. Memory was thus regarded by the ...