Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
MNEMOSYNE
Mnemosyne
(noun) (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mne*mos"y*ne, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Mnemonic.] (Class Myth.)
Definition: The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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