In
Greek mythology,
Memnon (Greek: Mέμνων) was an
Ethiopian king and son of
Tithonus and
Eos. As a warrior he was considered to be almost Achilles' equal in skill. During the
Trojan War, he brought an army to
Troy's defense. The death of Memnon echoes that of
Hector, another defender of Troy whom
Achilles also killed out of revenge for a fallen comrade,
Patroclus. After Memnon's death,
Zeus was moved by Eos' tears and granted him immortality. Memnon's death is related at length in the lost epic
Aethiopis, composed after
The Iliad circa the 7th century BC.
Quintus of Smyrna records Memnon's death in
Posthomerica. His death is also described in Philostratus'
Imagines.
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