The word mnemonic is derived from the Ancient Greek word μνημονικός (mnēmonikos), meaning of memory, or relating to memory and is related to Mnemosyne (remembrance), the name of the goddess of memory in Greek mythology.Both of these words are derived from μνήμη (mnēmē), remembrance, memory.Mnemonics in antiquity were most often considered in the context of what is today known as the art of memory. Ancient Greeks and Romans distinguished between two types of memory: the natural memory and the artificial memory. mnemonic (. : /nəˈmɒnɨk/ , : /nɛˈmɑːnɪk/ the first m is silent), mnemonic device, or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention in the human memory.