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Definition of Memnon

Memnon
Memnon Mem"non, n. [L., from Gr. ?, lit., the Steadfast, Resolute, the son of Tithonus and Aurora, and king of the Ethiopians, killed by Achilles.] (Antiq.) A celebrated Egyptian statue near Thebes, said to have the property of emitting a harplike sound at sunrise.

Meaning of Memnon from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, Memnon (/ˈmɛmnən/; Ancient Gr****: Μέμνων means 'resolute') was a king of Aethiopia and son of Tithonus and Eos. As a warrior he was...
- The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two m****ive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined...
- Memnon of Rhodes (Gr****: Μέμνων ὁ Ῥόδιος; c. 380 – 333 BC) was a prominent Rhodian Gr**** commander in the service of the Achaemenid Empire. Related to...
- The Younger Memnon is an Ancient Egyptian statue, one of two colossal granite statues from the Ramesseum mortuary temple in Thebes, Upper Egypt. It depicts...
- Memnon was a king of Ethiopia in Gr**** mythology. Memnon may also refer to: Memnon of Rhodes (380–333 BC), commander of the Gr**** mercenaries working for...
- Papilio memnon, the great Mormon, is a large butterfly native to southern Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is widely distributed and has...
- from the East, led by Memnon, invades and conquers the local tribes until only a few remain. No tribe is willing to fight Memnon due to a sorcerer by his...
- writing the poem "Ozymandias", after the British Museum acquired the Younger Memnon, a head-and-torso fragment of a statue of Ramesses II, which dated from...
- The Memnon was the first clipper ship to arrive in San Francisco after the Gold Rush, and the only clipper to arrive in San Francisco before 1850. Built...
- Caligo telamonius memnon, commonly known as the giant owl or pale owl, is a subspecies of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. This subspecies can be found...