# Mnemosyne — Poetry character guide

> Mnemosyne in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0053-iii

## Who they are

The Titaness of memory, mother of the Muses.

## In the story

### [Hyperion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/hyperion)

The Titaness of memory, who holds Apollo during his painful deification and is later described as straying in the world.

### [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/book-iii)

Mnemosyne appears as an ancient Goddess who has watched over Apollo since infancy. She silently imparts knowledge that deifies him.

### [Canto II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/canto-ii)

Mnemosyne sits on a polished stone, reflecting her priestess' garments, as the speaker arrives.

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