Memnon

[mem-non]

noun

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.
Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian king slain by Achilles in the Trojan War.

Related formsMem·no·ni·an

[mem-noh-nee-uh n] /mɛmˈnoʊ ni ən/, adjective

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Historical Examples of memnon

Another of her sons was Memnon, King of Æthiopia, who was slain by Achilles.
Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880
Various
But perhaps you would like to know what, in the name of Memnon, a cucuius is?
Harper's Young People, September 14, 1880
Various
Memnon was a famous king of Egypt who was killed in the Trojan war.
Keats: Poems Published in 1820
John Keats
Yet that Memnon was flattered by the notice of that statuette; he says so—says so himself.
The American Claimant
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It was just the same a year and a half ago with Memnon's palace.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete
Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for memnon

Memnon

noun

Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, son of Eos: slain by Achilles in the Trojan War
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 FormsMemnonian (mɛmˈnəʊnɪən), adjective

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