Vocal Memnon

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

It was known to the Egyptian priesthood, of course; hence the Vocal Memnon.

From Project Gutenberg

Exactly the same comparison is employed by Pausanias to describe the sound that issued from "the vocal Memnon."

From Project Gutenberg