Mycerinus

[ mis-uh-rahy-nuhs ]

noun

1. king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.

Example Sentences

Its three pyramids are the tombs of pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, also known as Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, respectively.

From Nature

It is three metres higher than that of Mycerinus, or the third of the great Egyptian pyramids of the group of Djizeh.

From Project Gutenberg

After Moeris came Sesostris, Pheron, Proteus, Rhampsinitus, Cheops and Chephren, Mycerinus, Asychis, Anysis, Sabakon, and Sethos, so that from Menes to Sethos 341 kings had reigned over Egypt in as many generations.

From Project Gutenberg

When Chephren had reigned fifty-six years, he was followed by Mycerinus, the son of Cheops.

From Project Gutenberg

When Herodotus visited Egypt about the middle of the fifth century B.C., and questioned his interpreter and guide about the builders of these three pyramids, he was told in answer that they were built by Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus.

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