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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 ...
In the film the monster is a kraken, a giant squid-like sea monster in Norse mythology, rather than the whale-like Cetos of Greek mythology. Perseus defeats the sea monster by showing it Medusa's face to turn it into stone, rather than by using his magical sword, and rides Pegasus. [ 52 ]
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
In Greek mythology, the name Emathion (Ancient Greek: Ἠμαθίων) refers to four individuals. Emathion, king of Aethiopia or Arabia, the son of Tithonus and Eos, and brother of Memnon. Heracles killed him. Herakles had to fight Emathion, who came across the valley of the Nile on his way to steal the golden apples of the Hesperis, and ...