Vocal Memnon
noun
one of the two seated figures of the Colossus of Memnon: so called because it once emitted sounds when struck by the rays of the rising sun.
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It was known to the Egyptian priesthood, of course; hence the Vocal Memnon.
Bat Wing | Sax RohmerExactly the same comparison is employed by Pausanias to describe the sound that issued from "the Vocal Memnon."
Ancient Egypt | George Rawlinson
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