Scientists, historians, philosophers have always sought to preserve and study the memory of past times.In order to make new discoveries, it is necessary to know the nature of things and phenomena.Knowledge is always preceded by knowledge.The human mind - a universal mind, he is able to learn and understand everything.But in order to make discoveries, it is necessary to have a base.The wider it is, the more room for improvement.
gods in the life of the Greeks
The ancient Greeks knew this.No wonder the Hellenic culture gave to mankind so many remarkable monuments of art and literature.From ancient times we got not only the deep spiritual knowledge from the field of natural sciences and humanities, imprinted in the literature, but also a real display of the highest civilization of that time.From the sixteenth century BC, the Greeks professed polytheism, ie polytheism.They built temples, altars are set, which offered sacrifices in the form of the best animals, selected fruits and milk, cheese, wine, expensive utensils.They sacrificed as thanks on the occasion of happy events, when they wanted to get protection from danger or blessing for the new business.For the resolution of disputes and appealed to the gods.
Gifts Mnemosyne
In the pantheon especially revered and beloved was the goddess of memory - Mnemosyne Titanides.The legacy left by the ancient Greeks, shows that the Greeks were well educated in various sciences.Whence they drew their knowledge and inspiration for the work?Emergency assistant in such matters was Mnemosyne.Daughter of Heaven and Earth - Gaia and Uranus, she lived in the mountain world, and knew the earthly problems.Goddess of memory in Greek mythology had the ability to be removed from the long-forgotten past events.She also attributed and the ability to foresee the future.This suggests that the inhabitants of ancient Greece understood the relationship between the events of the past and present, as well as their influence in shaping the future.Goddess of memory gave the names of objects and phenomena, as well as organize them, has led to the system.The art of remembering, called mnemonics, came to us just one of those times.The Greek goddess of memory left a legacy that, without realizing this report, we use to this day.
muses - daughters of Mnemosyne Mnemosyne
captivated by its beauty and passionate loving Zeus.To her he appeared in human form.The chief god of Olympus seduced Titanide pretending simple shepherd.Nine consecutive nights Zeus shared the bed with a beautiful goddess.The fruit of this union became nine muses - Protecting universals, that is art.Legend says that the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne taught people to see and understand the beauty of the world and show his delight in the earthly, human incarnation helped their mother - goddess of memory.Muse have inherited from his father, powerful, energetic and purposeful supreme god, traits such as enthusiasm, assertiveness, even in a sense, an obsession.Choose a suitable person, they give him a talent that persistently demanded output, the realization, so to speak, inspired ideas.Then muse giving people access to his mother - Mnemosyne, from which they both received the necessary knowledge to put those ideas into practice.
To find the answer, you need to forget too much
ritual was accomplished as follows.In order to clear your mind of excess, the oracle was washed with water of the river of forgetfulness - Years.This was followed by immersion in the waters of the river Mnemosyne.In the cave, through which they flowed, it was erected throne that invisibly took the goddess of memory.Very often during the term prophesies I am terrified that let him go only after a new dive into oblivion.After that he could not recall and repeat what I said in ecstasy.For this reason, it was necessary to ritual presence of third parties.Goddess of memory in Greek mythology, was in charge of not only remembering, but forgetting.The ability to observe, to fix minor and minor details, highlights the most significant, to analyze, to build the main storyline - that's what you get from Mnemosyne poets, actors, musicians, scientists and philosophers.
An image of Mnemosyne in art
From ancient artworks depicting Mnemosyne, you can call stored in the Vatican graceful marble statue and the mosaic, composed of multi-colored pieces of enamel, depicting a scene from the myth of one of the most beautiful goddessesantiquity.It is located in the Museum of Antioch of the Greek-Roman mosaics.Hesiod and Ovid kept the memory of the goddess in its refined and subtle verse.
in a new era of artistic people also do not forget the legend of the goddess of the mind and memories as also called Mnemosyne.Frederic Leighton pictured her sitting on a throne in the painting "Mnemosyne - mother of the Muses."It is wrapped in a loose robe, and on his head is a wreath of laurel leaves.Smooth lines, soft shapes and a palette of warm shades of colors in his view best fit the image of a good and wise mother of nine charming daughters.Her brooding and aloof gaze seemed to be directed through time and space into the unknown infinity.
on canvas English prerafaelita Rossetti goddess of memory Mnemosyne standing in a light tunic emerald color that emphasizes the beauty of a golden-brown hair, once conquered Zeus.In her hand she lamp memory.Green eyes Mnemosyne calmly and intently look right, as if piercing through you.
Maybe we should not go into distant history?Modern rapid pace of life leaves little time for thoughtful contemplation.However, discarding dilapidated artifacts as no longer relevant, we risk at some point be cast into the stone age, in the early days of human civilization, and we have to start again to acquire the experience, which is very lightly lost.
