11. Chap. 11.-Waters Which Aid The Memory, Or Are Productive Of Forgetfulness.

CHAP. 11.—WATERS WHICH AID THE MEMORY, OR ARE PRODUCTIVE OF FORGETFULNESS.

At the Temple[1] of the god Trophonius, in Bœotia, near the river Hercynnus, there are two fountains,[2] one of which aids the memory, while the other is productive of forgetfulness: hence the names which they respectively bear.

1. Near the town of Lebadea, now Livadhia.

2. One called "Mnemosyne," or Memory, and the other "Lethe," or Forgetfulness.