071: Memento Mori: From Ancient Greece to Modern Day: How We Acknowledge Death Through Art

Hello! In this weeks Episode, we explore Memento Mori. Memento Mori is a latin phrase that translates to "remember that you will die". Todays episode looks at the token of Memento Mori that are typically pieces of art, poetry, and literature, that serve as a physical reminder of the core sentiment of Memento Mori.

In this episode, Death, corpses, and some other disturbing imagery is discussed. 

Sources for today's episode include:

Multiple articles from Science Museum 

https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/memento-mori

And

Sherman's Flatbush Memorial Chapel and their entry on how embalming is done.

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