Talk:Mnemosyne

Pronunciation
Since the article goes out of its way to give a pronunciation, it should be correct: "pronounced: mnay-moh-su-nay in 4 syllables" I've always pronounced it with the emphasis on the antepenultimate syllable: "Mne-MO-sy-ne." Have I been wrong? It's never too late to learn. Wetman 06:17, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)


 * I don't know about the stress, since I've yet to encounter this word before. But I'm taking a beginning ancient Greek class, and there I learned that omega is used when the 'o' sound is long, and omicron is used when the 'o' sound is short.  If my teacher is correct, then there's no way that M&#957;&#951;&#956;&#959;&#963;&#965;&#957;&#951; can be mnay-moh-su-nay; instead, it should be the short sound of 'o'.  As in: mnay-muh-su-nay.  Maybe this word is an exception to the rule, but if that is an omicron (M&#957;&#951;&#956;&#959;&#963;&#965;&#957;&#951;) and not an omega (M&#957;&#951;&#956;&omega;&#963;&#965;&#957;&#951;), then it should definitely be "muh" instead of "moh".  I'm changing it to reflect this, but as I said before, I've never encountered the word before, and I'm merely going off of the rules of Greek pronunciation.  If you know for certain that this word is an exception to the rule, please change it back.  Eric Herboso 05:15, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * I have always pronounced it "Knee Moss Oh Knee". 70.20.205.113 07:52, 29 October 2007 (UTC)


 * It's actually pronounced 'Ne-mohs-ih-nee' according to most references.

Sooo, if Zeus had kids by her and she was known for all this other stuff, she obviously wasn't deposed like the other Titans in the titanomachy then?


 * Well, she was actually one of the Titans chained under the Earth, but she came back known as the goddess of memory, and mother of the nine muses. She also invented words and was responsible for the naming of all objects. So, yes, she wasn't very deposed.

Sister of the Furies
Wasn't she also the sister of the Furies? 70.20.205.113 07:52, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Appearance in oral literature and cult of Asclepius
I added two sections, one about people invoking her at the beginning of oral epics and another about her use in the cult of Asclepius. I also moved the "See Also" section below the genealogy chart. No one has said anything on here in nearly a decade, so I'm not really expecting a response. I'd be happy to talk more about what I did though. A Hypophalangial Pianist (talk) 16:55, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Unclear sentences
1. The article mentions the "possession of Mnemosyne".

What is that?

2. "In Orphism, the initiated were taught to instead drink from the Mnemosyne, the river of memory".

What is the meaning of "initiated"?

3. "like the poets, I must needs begin my narrative".

Is the passage correct? The grammar does not look proper.

ICE77 (talk) 02:46, 28 January 2018 (UTC)