Mnemosyne

‘The gyri of the thinker's brain as a maze of choices in biomedical ethics.’ (Deriv.) An ancient Greek memory technique suggests imagining a pathway through a location to remember important information.

30 September, 2021 - 02:04 dhwty

Enhance Your Memory with this Ancient Greek Memorization Technique

In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the personification of memory. In ancient Greece, prior to being written down, stories were recounted orally. Due to that, memory played an important part in the...

Apollo and the Nine Muses. Source: Erzalibillas / Public Domain.

6 April, 2020 - 14:03 dhwty

The Nine Muses: Daughters of Zeus and Memory, Goddesses of the Arts

According to Classical mythology, the Nine Muses are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (or Memory). The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that these goddesses granted inspiration to those involved...