Memnon

American  

[mem-non] / ˈmɛm nɒn /

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.

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

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Memnon British  

/ ˈmɛmnɒn, mɛmˈnəʊnɪən /

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

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Other Word Forms

• Memnonian adjective

Example Sentences

Once upon a time there were the unnamed sculptors who carved the “Colossi of Memnon”, proclaiming the pomp of the pharaoh in statues 18 metres high.

From Economist

Memnon Archiving Services, a Brussels-based company, has been digitizing, restoring and preserving the audio-visual content at the university’s Innovation Center, which was converted into a digitalization factory.

From Washington Times

IU partnered with Memnon to do a large portion of the digitizing.

From Washington Times

First, there’s the Memnon side.

From Washington Times

The Memnon employees work with large quantities of media, having each employee digitize multiple things at once.

From Washington Times