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A '''''memento mori''''' was a reminder of death and mortality. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Scherzo (audio story)}})
A '''''memento mori''''' was a reminder of death and mortality. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Scherzo (audio story)}})



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Memento mori

A memento mori was a reminder of death and mortality. (AUDIO: Scherzo [+]Loading...["Scherzo (audio story)"])

Memento mori slabs were displayed in a crypt behind a cathedral visited by Iris Wildthyme and Panda. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost [+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)"])

In Earth's Medieval era, it was fashionable among courtiers to keep skulls on their mantels for this reason. (AUDIO: Scherzo [+]Loading...["Scherzo (audio story)"])

Time Lords thought the Doctor travelled with companions because they served as a memento mori. The Eighth Doctor commented in the case of his companion Charley Pollard, who was supposed to already be dead, they may have been right. (AUDIO: Scherzo [+]Loading...["Scherzo (audio story)"])

The Medici family initially founded the city of Medicia as a private memento mori. (PROSE: Medicia [+]Loading...["Medicia (short story)"], The Brakespeare Voyage [+]Loading...["The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)"])