In Greek mythology, River Lethe was one of the five rivers that flowed through the Underworld. Some Greeks believe that after death, a person would drink from the river in order to forget their past life and clear their soul…
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Research Files: Mnemosyne and Memory
Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory and sometimes denoted a Titaness...She was also the namesake of a river that flowed through the Underworld, parallel to Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Those who drank from the river of Mnemosyne would…