Memory Loss? Try This Ancient Greek Memorization Technique To Improve Your Memory!
This technique was used by the winner of the world memory championship
In ancient Greece, before writing, stories were told orally. Thus, memory played an important role in the life of an ancient Greek narrator. It is therefore not surprising that the concept of memory was given the form of the goddess Mnemosyne. In addition, the Greeks also invented methods to improve their memory. One of them is the Loci Method, which has long been used in the Western world.
Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory
Mnemosyne is the Titaness / Titanide, which is one of the 12 children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). His siblings include Cronus and his wife, Rhea, Oceanus and his wife, Tethys, Iapetus, and Themis. Mnemosyne is also believed to be the mother of Muses.
According to Greek mythology, Zeus (who was Mnemosyne’s niece) slept with Mnemosyne for nine days in a row. As a result of this unification, Muses was born. These are the nine goddesses responsible for inspiring those involved in literature, science, and the…