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Memnon meaning

An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.

Using Memnon

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.

Context around Memnon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

slain 1× bishop 1× ephesus 1×

Often after:

unlike 1× sank 1×

Sentence patterns with Memnon

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

achilles and memnon over antilochus 1× except that memnon unlike hector 1× held in memnon s episcopal 1× of ephesus memnon was already 1× so called memnon pietà found 1× that of memnon sank quintus 1× the slain memnon on an 1× their bishop memnon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eos and the 1× in addition they 1× second session july 1× the fight between 1× while waiting for 1× zeus weighed the 1×

Common sentence endings:

at capua louvre 1× his 52 bishops 1× of a goddess 1× s episcopal residence 1× slain by achilles 1× their bishop memnon 1×

Words around Memnon

Just before it in the word index:

memmo 4 memmius 3 memmingen 2 memmelaar 4 memling 4 memleben 3

Just after it in the word index:

memo 908 memoir 790 memoire 6 memoires 7 memoirist 13 memoirists 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Memnon

  • In this selection, "memnon" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, slain, bishop, ephesus, unlike and sank stand out and add context to how "memnon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include achilles and memnon over antilochus and except that memnon unlike hector. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "memnon" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with memnon

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Second Session - July 10 The second session was held in Memnon's episcopal residence. (14 words)

In addition, they had the agreement of the papal legates and the support of the population of Ephesus who supported their bishop, Memnon. (23 words)

Eos and the slain Memnon on an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 490–480 BCE, the so-called "Memnon Pietà" found at Capua ( Louvre ). (24 words)

Longer example sentences

While waiting for the other bishops to arrive, they engaged in informal discussions characterized as tending to "exasperate rather than heal their differences". citation The metropolitan of Ephesus, Memnon, was already present with his 52 bishops. (36 words)

The fight between Achilles and Memnon over Antilochus echoes that of Achilles and Hector over Patroclus, except that Memnon (unlike Hector) was also the son of a goddess. (28 words)

Zeus weighed the fate of the two heroes; the weight containing that of Memnon sank, Quintus Smyrnaeus ii. 224. and he was slain by Achilles. (25 words)

Example sentences (6)

Eos and the slain Memnon on an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 490–480 BCE, the so-called "Memnon Pietà" found at Capua ( Louvre ).

The fight between Achilles and Memnon over Antilochus echoes that of Achilles and Hector over Patroclus, except that Memnon (unlike Hector) was also the son of a goddess.

In addition, they had the agreement of the papal legates and the support of the population of Ephesus who supported their bishop, Memnon.

Second Session - July 10 The second session was held in Memnon's episcopal residence.

While waiting for the other bishops to arrive, they engaged in informal discussions characterized as tending to "exasperate rather than heal their differences". citation The metropolitan of Ephesus, Memnon, was already present with his 52 bishops.

Zeus weighed the fate of the two heroes; the weight containing that of Memnon sank, Quintus Smyrnaeus ii. 224. and he was slain by Achilles.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "memnon" in a sentence?
An example: "Eos and the slain Memnon on an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 490–480 BCE, the so-called "Memnon Pietà" found at Capua ( Louvre )." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "memnon" from authentic English texts.
What does "memnon" mean?
Memnon means: An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.
How many example sentences with "memnon" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "memnon", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.