ID: 901000073 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000073	Record Type: Character/Person

	Memnon (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, son of Tithonus (who was the son of Laomedon, legendary king of Troy) and Eos (Dawn). He was a post-Homeric hero, who, after the death of the Trojan warrior Hector, went to assist his uncle Priam, the last king of Troy, against the Greeks. He performed prodigies of valour but was slain by the Greek hero Achilles. According to tradition, Zeus, the king of the gods, was moved by the tears of Eos and bestowed immortality upon Memnon. His companions were changed into birds, called Memnonides, that came every year to fight and lament over his grave. The combat between Achilles and Memnon was often represented by Greek artists.

Names:

	Memnon (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Mέμνων (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Memnon (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Eos and the Slain Memnon
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Eos and the Slain Memnon (Greek narrative)) [901001200]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Memnon (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Memnon)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2015031900
	Mέμνων (Greek character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memnon_(mythology)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Memnon," accessed 2 February 2011
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)