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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.

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- In Gr**** mythology, Memnon (/ˈmɛmnən/; Ancient Gr****: Μέμνων, lit. 'resolute') was a king of Aethiopia and son of Tithonus and Eos. During the Trojan War...
- 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 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...
- 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 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...
- Memnon of Heraclea (/ˈmɛmnən/; Ancient Gr****: Mέμνων, gen.: Μέμνονος; fl. c. 1st century) was a Gr**** historical writer, probably a native of Heraclea...
- 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...
- ****s (Ancient Gr****: Ἄρσης; c. 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Gr****: Ἀρταξέρξης)...
- horde of warriors from the East, led by Memnon, conquers most of the local tribes. No tribe is willing to fight Memnon, as his sorceress C****andra can foresee...
- (69 to 92 ft). Like four of the six colossi of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), there are no longer complete remains, so the heights are based on unconfirmed...