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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 ...
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 ...
In Greek mythology, Andromeda (/ æ n ˈ d r ɒ m ɪ d ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, romanized: Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and his wife, Cassiopeia.
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 ...
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.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Gaius Julius Hyginus, Astronomica from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Hyginus. Fabulae and Astronomica. Translated and edited by Mary Grant.
The Ethiopian Greek community saw its heyday in the early part of the 20th century with the establishment of the Holy Metropolis of Axum by the Patriarchate of Alexandria in 1908 and of the Greek organizations in Addis Ababa (1918) and Dire Dawa (1921). [19] In 1969, an Association of Ethio Hellenic Studies was formed.
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.