Memnon
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Memnon may refer to:
- Saint MemnonSaint MemnonSaint Memnon was alive during the second century A.D. and hegumen for a time in an egyptian monasteryIn the egyptian desert did practise religious asceticism.-Internal links:April 28 hegumenwonderworker...
the Wonderworker — early Christian saint from Egypt, hermit and hegumen of one of Egyptian monasteries - Memnon (mythology)Memnon (mythology)In Greek mythology, Memnon was an Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. As a warrior he was considered to be almost Achilles' equal in skill. During the Trojan War, he brought an army to Troy's defense. The death of Memnon echoes that of Hector, another defender of Troy whom Achilles also...
and those erroneously named after him in the Graeco-Roman era:- the Colossi of MemnonColossi of MemnonThe Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.-Description:The twin statues depict Amenhotep III The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as...
, two statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III near modern-day Luxor - the Younger MemnonYounger MemnonThe Younger Memnon statue is one of two colossal granite heads from the Ancient Egyptian mortuary temple called the Ramesseum at Thebes, depicting the pharaoh Ramesses II wearing the nemes head-dress with a cobra diadem on top. This incomplete statue has lost its body and lower legs; it is one of a...
, one of two colossal statues of Ramesses II from the Ramesseum at Thebes, Egypt
- the Colossi of Memnon
- Memnon of HeracleaMemnon of HeracleaMemnon of Heraclea was a Greek historical writer, probably a native of Heraclea Pontica. He described the history of that city in a large work, known only through the Excerpta of Photius , and describing especially the various tyrants who had at times ruled Heraclea.Memnon's history encompassed...
Heraclea Pontica, Greek historian; c. 1st century he wrote a history about his city in Asia Minor on the Black Sea - Memnon (ward of Herodes Atticus) at Athens in the 2nd century
- Memnon of RhodesMemnon of RhodesMemnon of Rhodes was the commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian king Darius III when Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded Persia in 334 BC. He commanded the mercenaries at the Battle of the Granicus River, where his troops were massacred by the victorious Macedonians...
(380–333 BC), commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian King Darius III - Memnon (historical novel) by Scott Oden, based on Memnon of Rhodes
- Memnon (character), the name of the main villain in the movie The Scorpion KingThe Scorpion KingThe Scorpion King is a 2002 American action film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan...
- 2895 Memnon2895 Memnon2895 Memnon is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 10, 1981 by Norman G. Thomas at Flagstaff .- External links :*...
, an asteroid
Ships
- Memnon (clipper)Memnon (clipper)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...
, the first clipper ship to reach San Francisco during the Gold Rush - Memnon, 1858 clipper-built ship