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In Greek mythology, Memnon (/ ˈ m ɛ m n ə n /; Ancient Greek: Μέμνων, lit. ' resolute ' [1]) was a king of Aethiopia and son of Tithonus and Eos. During the Trojan War, he brought an army to Troy's defense and killed Antilochus, Nestor's son, during a fierce battle. Nestor challenged Memnon to a fight, but Memnon refused, being there ...
The name is Greek (Ἀνδρομέδα, Androméda), perhaps meaning 'mindful of her husband': from the noun ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, anḗr, andrós 'man'; and either the verb μέδεσθαι, medesthai 'to be mindful of', from μέδω, médō, 'to protect, rule over', or the verb μήδομαι, mḗdomai 'to deliberate, contrive, decide'.
Cassiopeia (/ ˌ k æ s i. oʊ ˈ p iː. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια Kassiópeia, Modern Greek: Κασσιόπη Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια Kassiépeia), a figure in Greek mythology, was Queen of Aethiopia and wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to her ...
Pages in category "Ethiopian characters in Greek mythology" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Arwe (Ge’ez: አርዌ), also known as Wainaba, in Ethiopian mythology, is a serpent-king who rules for four hundred years before being destroyed by the founder of the Solomonic dynasty. His story comes in a number of versions, all of which have him as a tyrannical ruler who demands sacrifice.
The Aethiopica (/ ˌ iː θ i ˈ oʊ p ɪ k ə /; Ancient Greek: Αἰθιοπικά, Aithiopiká, 'Ethiopian Stories' [1]) or Theagenes and Chariclea (/ θ i ˈ æ dʒ ə ˌ n iː z ... ˌ k æ r ɪ ˈ k l iː ə / ; [ 2 ] Ancient Greek: Θεαγένης καὶ Χαρίκλεια , Theagénēs kaì Kharíkleia ) is an ancient Greek novel ...
Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004, ISBN 9780415186360. Google Books. The Heroes Or, Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley (1901). Page 38
The name Merops (Ancient Greek: Μέροψ means "mankind, mortals" or "dividing the voice") refers to several figures from Greek mythology: Merops, king of Ethiopia, husband of Clymene and adoptive father of Phaethon, his wife's son by Helios. [1] Merops, a resident of Miletus, husband of another Clymene and father of Pandareus. [2]