Memento mori

Memento mori (Latin: "remember that you must die") is the medieval Latin theory and practice of reflection on mortality, especially as a means of considering the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. It is related to the ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") and related literature. Memento mori has been an important part of ascetic disciplines as a means of perfecting the character, by cultivating detachment and other virtues, and turning the attention towards the immortality of the soul and the afterlife.

In art, mementos mori are artistic or symbolic reminders of mortality. In the European Christian art context, "the expression... developed with the growth of Christianity, which emphasized Heaven, Hell, and salvation of the soul in the afterlife."

Pronunciation and translation

In English, the phrase is pronounced /məˈmɛnˌtoʊ ˈmɔːriː/, mə-MEN-toh MOR-ee.

Memento is the 2nd person singular future active imperative of meminī 'to remember, to bear in mind', usually serving as a warning: remember!; mori is the present active infinitive of morior, literally "to die".

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Memento mori (disambiguation)

Memento mori (Latin: "remember you will die") is a common motif in art.

It may also refer to:

Anime

  • "Memento Mori", Eureka Seven episode
  • "Memento Mori", Linebarrels of Iron episode
  • "Memento Mori", Death Parade episode
  • "Memento Mori", Negima! episode

    • Film & television

  • Memento Mori (film), South Korean horror movie
  • "Memento Mori" (The X-Files), TV series episode
  • "Memento Mori", Stargate SG-1 TV series episode

    • Games

  • Memento Mori (video game)
  • Requiem: Memento Mori, online role-playing game
  • "Memento Mori", the fifth episode of the Halo 4 Spartan Ops multiplayer campaign

    • Literature

  • Memento Mori (novel), by Muriel Spark
  • "Memento Mori" (short story), by Jonathan Nolan

    • Music

  • Memento Mori (band)
  • Memento Mori (The Bastard Fairies album)
  • Memento Mori (Buck-Tick album)
  • Memento Mori (Flyleaf album)
  • Memento Mori, by Aviv Geffen
  • Memento Mori, an EP by High Dependency Unit
  • "Memento Mori", from Journey of Souls by Keldian
  • "Memento Mori", from Memorial by Moonspell
  • "Memento Mori", from Once Only Imagined by The Agonist
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    Memento Mori (The X-Files)

    "Memento Mori" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on February 9, 1997. It was directed by Rob Bowman, and written by series creator Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz. "Memento Mori" featured guest appearances by Sheila Larken, David Lovgren and Morris Panych. The episode helped to explore the overarching mythology, or fictional history of The X-Files. "Memento Mori" earned a Nielsen household rating of 15.5, being watched by 19.1 million people in its initial broadcast. The title translates from Latin as "remember that you will die."

    The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. When Scully is diagnosed with an inoperable nasopharyngeal tumor, Mulder attempts to discover what happened to her during her abduction experience, believing the two events to be related.

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    Podcasts:

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    Songs for the Apocalypse, Volume IV

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    La Danse Macabre

    Released 1996

    Life, Death and Other Morbid Tales

    Released 1994

    Rhymes of Lunacy

    Released 1993

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    Discography

    Memento Mori

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    Vännerna

    Released 2008

    Ur skymningen 1982 - 1988

    Released 2008

    Våga leka

    Released 1989

    Detta är paradiset

    Released 1984

    Jag... snäll

    Released 1983

    Memento Mori

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    Vitaminepillen III

    Released 1994

    Kulturschock Attacke, Volume 2

    Released 1987
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    Memento Mori

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    Memento Mori
    Who wants to separate
    The world we know from our beliefs
    And who sees only black and white
    Distinguish loss from sacrifice
    Some day we may come to peace
    With the world within ourselves
    And I will await you
    Until I close my eyes
    When your time has come
    You know you'll be lonely once again
    And the final winter comes to us all
    Life is treacherous
    But you're not the only who must pretend
    We're a second in time
    We're the last in the line
    Of the prey that walks the earth
    Good and evil combined
    I am the god in my own history
    The master of the game
    I may believe if she would come to me
    And whisper out my name
    Sometimes I wonder where the wind has gone
    If life has ever been
    Sometimes I wonder how belief alone
    Can cut me free from sin
    When you close your eyes
    Mementos of summer retrieves your mind
    Like a drizzle afternoon cleans the air
    When the winter blows
    You're glad you remember you really tried
    And it comes to an end
    Even winter... life fall
    And we all have our beliefs
    Pray for mercy for all
    I am a man without a mystery
    The deal is done within
    I will embrace the coldest winter breeze
    And pay for every sin
    [Helena]
    VICTORIA, NON PRAEDA
    MEMENTO MORI
    [Mephisto]
    UNA VOCE... VOLO, NON VALEO
    DULCE ET DECORUM EST
    PRO PATRIA MORI
    MEMENTO MORI
    [Ariel]
    So subservant in your embrace
    No more denial
    No run away
    This is the final
    My last recall
    And that's the price for what we learn
    The more we know the more we yearn
    Cause we're so alone
    I am a man without a mystery
    The deal is done within
    I will embrace the coldest winter breeze
    The journey can begin
    I'm still the god in my own history
    I still believe that she will come to me
    And whisper out my name
    Some day we will come to peace
    And reach beyond behind the lies
    And I will await you




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