MNEMOSYNE. Daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the Titan Mnemosyne was the personification of memory. According to Hesiod, she coupled with Zeus (Jupiter) for nine consecutive nights in Pieria, near Mount Olympus, and gave birth to the nine Muses; according to Ovid, Zeus seduced her in the guise of a shepherd. As mother of the Muses, Mnemosyne endowed her daughters with the power to keep the memories of the race alive through intellectual pursuits—the practice of the arts and science.
     See also Muses.