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{{Short description|Muse in Greek mythology}} |
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Mneme''' was one of the three original [[Muses]], though there were later nine. She was the muse of memory. |
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Mneme''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|iː|m|iː}} ({{langx|grc|Μνήμη|Mnḗmē}}) was one of the three original [[Boeotian muses]], along with her sisters [[Aoede (mythology)|Aoede]] and [[Melete]] before [[Arche (mythology)|Arche]] and [[Thelxinoë]] were identified, increasing the number to five. Later, the [[Muses|Nine Olympian Muses]] were named. Mneme was the muse of [[memory]]. |
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Pausanias 9.29 (2nd Century AD) treats obscure source material already obsolete in his own day. Citing the Atthis by Hegesinus — a poem no longer extant for Pausanias but cited by Callippus of Corinth (whose history of Orchomenus is no longer extant for us) — Pausanias records that anciently a group of three Boeotian Muses was venerated on Mt Helicon. These were displaced by a cult of nine Muses. |
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==Namesake== |
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* [[Mneme Lake]] in [[Antarctica]] is named after the muse. |
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* Jupiter's moon [[Mneme (moon)|Mneme]] is named after the muse |
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==See also== |
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* [[Meme]] |
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* [[Memo (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Memento (disambiguation)]] |
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==References== |
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/M/Musae.html |title=MUSES, MUSAE, Greek Mythology Index |access-date=2007-12-29 |year=2007 |work=Myth Index |quote=originally three were worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia}} |
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{{Greek mythology (deities)}} |
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[[Category:Muses (mythology)]] |
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[[Category:Greek goddesses]] |
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[[Category:Mythological Boeotians]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 28 November 2024
In Greek mythology, Mneme /ˈniːmiː/ (Ancient Greek: Μνήμη, romanized: Mnḗmē) was one of the three original Boeotian muses, along with her sisters Aoede and Melete before Arche and Thelxinoë were identified, increasing the number to five. Later, the Nine Olympian Muses were named. Mneme was the muse of memory.
Pausanias 9.29 (2nd Century AD) treats obscure source material already obsolete in his own day. Citing the Atthis by Hegesinus — a poem no longer extant for Pausanias but cited by Callippus of Corinth (whose history of Orchomenus is no longer extant for us) — Pausanias records that anciently a group of three Boeotian Muses was venerated on Mt Helicon. These were displaced by a cult of nine Muses.
Namesake
[edit]- Mneme Lake in Antarctica is named after the muse.
- Jupiter's moon Mneme is named after the muse
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "MUSES, MUSAE, Greek Mythology Index". Myth Index. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
originally three were worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia
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