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
- Mneme Lake in Antarctica is named after the muse.
- Jupiter's moon Mneme is named after the muse.
References
References
- 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.