In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was one of the Titans, who are the children of Uranus and Gaia. She was the goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus. The name Mnemosyne is derived from
Antique mosaic of Mnemosyne, National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona
Jupiter, disguised as a shepherd, tempts Mnemosyne by Jacob de Wit (1727)
Mnemosyne (also known as Lamp of Memory or Ricordanza) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (c. 1876 to 1881).
In Greek mythology, Epimetheus is the brother of Prometheus, with the complementary pair serving as archetypal representations of mankind. Both are sons of the Titan Iapetus; while Prometheus is portr
Epimetheus receiving Pandora rising from the earth, Attic red-figure volute-krater c. 450 BC in the Ashmolean Museum