Memnon
Memnon - Greek mythology King of the Ethiopians, Eos son of Titonos, participant of the Trojan War. He was strong, brave and beautiful, killed Antylch, and fell from the hand of his friend, Achilles at Troy. Eos, despairing after the loss of her son, fell to Zeus' feet and pleaded for her son's approval to worship in the people, not asking for anything. Zeus, to ease the pain of his mother, agreed. At the funeral ceremony, when Memnon's body was piled up, a flock of white birds flickered from the smoke and flames, and when they broke into two groups, they fought a bloody battle over Memnon's corpse, making a sacrifice of his own blood on his grave. Memnon is associated with an interesting history from the Roman Empire. Now on the west bank of the Nile, near Thebes, among the ruins there were two giant statues of Amenophis III. Since the memory of Pharaoh was forgotten, and they were unable to read the worn-out inscriptions, they were called Colossians of Memnon, especially as it was noted that when the first dawn splashed on the breast of the statues, Colossus made moaning sounds.