Mneme
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According to the 2nd-century AD travel writer Pausanias, Mneme /ˈniːmiː/ ⓘ (Ancient Greek: Μνήμη, lit. 'Memory') was thought to be one of the three Muses at Mount Helicon, alongside Aoede and Melete.[1] He writes that the Macedonian Pierus replaced them with the nine Muses.[2] According to Robin Hard, the names Pausanias gives for these three Muses indicate that it is improbable he "is referring to a genuinely ancient tradition".[3]
Namesake
[edit]- Mneme Lake in Antarctica is named after the muse.
- Jupiter's moon Mneme is named after the muse.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", London and New York, Routledge, 2004. ISBN 020344633X. doi:10.4324/9780203446331.
- Pausanias, Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1918. Perseus Digital Library.
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