The name is not really all that ridiculous. Μνημοσυνη was the Greek goddess of memory, so a flashcard program designed to help one remember all of those Greek, Hebrew (and French) words seems an apt namesake for such a program. I was made aware of this program during finals in the Fall, and it has not disappointed.
So what is Mnemosyne? It is a powerful spaced repetition program. There are two sides to this program: the first for your desktop/laptop computer, and the optional (but worthy) second part for your Android mobile device (named Mnemododo). The "cards" are very powerful, and can incorporate sound, multiple "sides," colors, and images. Don't feel like typing in hundreds of Greek and Hebrew cards? Not a problem. You can easily import card sets from sites like quizlet.com or cram.com. Personally, I suggest the sets made by "tpyles" for both Greek (based on Trenchard down to 20 occurrences) and Hebrew (down to 50 occurrences). Start with the most common words, and load more as you work your way down.
Each card has stats kept for that specific card. Once your cards are set up, you rate how difficult the card was for you to remember on a scale of 0-1 for unlearned cards and 2-5 for review cards. Five means the card was too easy, four was just about right, three or two mean it was either too difficult or you missed the card. Mnemosyne, based on each card's specific data, will keep track of the best time for each card to show up again. Sometimes it may be a day or two, others will not show up for some time (some of my cards are next scheduled to show up in 120 days). This means that you are not wasting time reviewing words that you know well.
The kicker for me, though, was the mobile app. If you have an Android smartphone and have been frustrated by little square boxes for many accented Greek or pointed Hebrew characters, Mnemosyne has you covered. Through a plug-in called Gogorender (I didn't make up the names), the program turns the card text from your computer into images that your phone can render. It is a brilliant little solution. You can load several days worth of cards onto your phone (7 is suggested), and in just a few minutes each day, you can get back all of the Greek and Hebrew vocab you have forgotten since your exegesis class.
This is a great little program, and the website for the program has a ton of great information. As an added bonus, the app developer is outstanding. I had a few glitches getting things running on my phone, and he responded to questions through the Google Play (what's with these names?) within a day. I highly recommend this program.
