Memnon

[ mem-non ]

noun

1. Colossus of, (in ancient Egypt) a colossal statue near Thebes said to produce a musical sound when the rays of the early morning sun struck it. Compare Vocal Memnon.
2. Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian king slain by Achilles in the Trojan War.

Memnon

/ mɛmˈnəʊnɪən; ˈmɛmnɒn /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, son of Eos: slain by Achilles in the Trojan War
2. a colossal statue of Amenhotep III at Thebes in ancient Egypt, which emitted a sound thought by the Greeks to be the voice of Memnon

Derived Forms

• Memnonian, adjective

Other Words From

• Mem·no·ni·an [mem-, noh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

He had contracted an intimate alliance with Memnon, bishop of Ephesus.

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Memnon was the son of Aurora and Tithonus, and was dearly loved by his young and beautiful mother.

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Morning was just breaking upon the distant range-the scene as beautiful as when the sunrise beams across the plain of Memnon.

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Every year, on the anniversary of Memnon's death, the birds returned to celebrate the funeral rites in this same strange way.

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They wear the headgear of the Sphinx, and are gigantic human forms seated on thrones—the colossal statues of Memnon.

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