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, the Titans were the deities who preceded the Olympians. According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial deities Uranus and Gaia. The six male T
Mnemosyne
…In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne ( ; Ancient Greek: Μνημοσύνη, pronounced ) was one of the Titans, who are the children of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). She was the goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus. The name Mnemosyne is…
The Fall of the Titans (1596–98), a mythological painting by Dutch painter Cornelis van Haarlem.
The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn: fresco by Giorgio Vasari and Cristofano Gherardi, c. 1560 (Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio)
Rhea presenting Cronus the stone wrapped in cloth
"Fall of the Titans". Oil on canvas by Jacob Jordaens, 1638.