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Moneta

In Roman mythology, Moneta (Latin Monēta) was an epithet of Juno, called Juno Moneta (Latin Iūno Monēta). This name is the source of numerous words in English and the Romance languages, including money and mint.

In Greek religion, Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was the goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses. She could be equated with Juno Moneta. The goddess's name is derived from Latin moneō (infinitive monēre) 'to remind, warn, instruct'. She is mentioned in a fragment of Livius Andronicus' translation of the Odyssey to Latin: Nam diva Monetas filia docuit ("since the divine daughter of Moneta has taught", frg. 21 Büchner), which may be the equivalent of either Od. 8,480–1 or 488.

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