Mnemosyne in Greek mythology was a Titaness, a personification of memory and the mother of the Olympian Muses. She also numbered among the Mousai Titanides, the Muses of the Titans. Mnemosyne was the muse of memory and, by Zeus , was mother of the Nine Muses of Olympus. She was also grandmother of the Apollonic Muses through Calliope.
In Greek mythology, Menomsyne was the personification of memory as well as one of the five rivers of Hades, counterpart to the river Lethe.
Nine Muses of Olympus
- Clio , the Muse of History
- Urania , the Muse of Astronomy
- Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy
- Thalia , the Muse of Comedy
- Terpsichore , the Muse of Dance
- Calliope , the Muse of Epic Poetry
- Erato , the Muse of Love-Poetry
- Polyhymnia , the Muse of Songs to the Gods
- Euterpe , the Muse of Lyric Poetry