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Definition: MEMNON

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A celebrated Egyptian statue near Thebes, said to have the property of emitting a harplike sound at sunrise.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Memnon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Etymology:Memnon \Mem"non\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, literally, the Steadfast, Resolute, the son of Tithonus and Aurora, and king of the Ethiopians, killed by Achilles.]. (references)

Common Expressions: MEMNON

Expressions Definition
Colossi of Memnon The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) 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. (references)
Memnon of Heraclea Memnon (in Greek Mεμνων; lived possibly 1st century CE) was a Greek historical writer, a native probably of Heraclea Pontica. He wrote a large work on the history of that city, especially of the tyrants under whose power Heraclea had at various times fallen. Our knowledge of this work is derived from Photius. Of how many books it consisted we do not know. Photius had read from the ninth to the sixteenth inclusive, of which portion he has made a tolerably copious abstract. The first eight books he had not read, and he speaks of other books after the sixteenth. The ninth book begins with an account of the tyrant Clearchus, the disciple of Plato and Isocrates. The last event mentioned in the sixteenth book was the death of Brithagoras, who was sent by the Heracleians as ambassador to Julius Caesar, after the latter had obtained the supreme power (48 BC). From this Vossius supposes that the work was written about the time of Caesar Augustus; in the judgment of Orelli, not later than the time of Hadrian or the Antonines. It is, of course, impossible to fix the date with any precision, as we do not know at all down to what time the entire work was carried. The style of Memnon, according to Photius, was clear and simple, and the words well chosen. The Excerpta of Photius, however, contain numerous examples of rare and poetical expressions, as well as a few which indicate the decline of the Greek language. These Excerpta of Photius were first published separately, together with the remains of Ctesias and Agatharchides by Henry Estienne, Paris, 1557. The best edition is that by Johann Conrad Orelli, Leipzig, 1816, containing, together with the remains of Memnon, a few fragments of other writers on Heraclea. (references)
Memnon of Rhodes Memnon of Rhodes (380 - 333 BC) 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 and won the Battle of the Granicus River. He was the only one to declare, prior to the battle, that it was impossible for the Persians to defeat the Macedonian army in a set-piece confrontation, and called for a strategy of scorched earth that would deny Alexander both supplies and treasure, both of which they badly needed to feed and pay the army. This advice was rejected by the Persian satraps, and history was the result. (references)

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Extended Definition: MEMNON

Memnon

Memnon may refer to:

  • Memnon (mythology), and erroneously named after him in the Graeco-Roman era:
    • the Colossi of Memnon, two statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III near modern-day Luxor;
    • the Younger Memnon, one of two colossal statues of Ramesses II from the Ramesseum at Thebes, Egypt
  • Memnon of Heraclea, a Greek historian. In about the 1st century he wrote a history about his city in Asia Minor on the Black Sea. Considerable extracts of Memnon's work are preserved by Photius, arguably the most significant specimen of the Greek local history;
  • Memnon (ward of Herodes Atticus) at Athens in the 2nd century;
  • Memnon of Rhodes (380–333 BC), the commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian King Darius III when Alexander III of Macedon invaded Persia in 334 BC and won the Battle of the Granicus River; Memnon of Rhodes is the subject of a work of historical fiction, Memnon (ISBN 1-932815-39-2) by Scott Oden;
  • Memnon, the name of the main villain in the movie The Scorpion King;
  • 'Memnon Vanderbeam' is the name of the central character of the Kristofer Straub webcomic 'Starslip Crisis'.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Memnon". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: MEMNON

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Colossi of Memnon 13     Colossi of Memnon 13
Papilio memnon 13     Memnon 12
Memnon 12     Memnon (mythology) 3
Younger Memnon 10     Memnon (novel) 2
Memnon of Heraclea 5     Memnon (ward of Herodes Atticus) 4
Memnon of Rhodes 5     Memnon of Heraclea 5
Memnon (ward of Herodes Atticus) 4     Memnon of Rhodes 5
Memnon (mythology) 3     Papilio memnon 13
Memnon (novel) 2     Younger Memnon 10

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: MEMNON

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Italian Memnone (Memnon), Memnone di Rodi (Memnon of Rhodes). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi Memnonas (Memnon). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische Memnonas (Memnon). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski Memnonas (Memnon). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian Memnonas (Memnon). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy Memnonas (Memnon). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai Memnonas (Memnon). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu ایک بت جس سے سورج کی کرن پڑنے سے ایک جھنجھناہٹ نکلتی ہے (Memnon). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, Memnon. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: MEMNON

Language Translations for “Memnon” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Mathagemnathagon (Memnon). Additional references: Athag, Memnon. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Magemnagon (Memnon). Additional references: Double Dutch, Memnon. (volunteer)
Leet (u)3(u)() (Memnon). Additional references: Leet, Memnon. (volunteer)
Oppish Mopemnopon (Memnon). Additional references: Oppish, Memnon. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Emnonmay (Memnon). Additional references: Pig Latin, Memnon. (volunteer)
Terran B Memnones (Memnon). Additional references: Terran B, Memnon. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Mubemnubon (Memnon). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Memnon. (volunteer)
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