Memnon (disambiguation)
# Memnon (disambiguation)

Memnon was a king of Ethiopia in Greek mythology.

Memnon may also refer to:

## Given name

* Memnon of Rhodes (380–333 BC), commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian King Darius III
* Memnon of Thrace, Macedonian governor of Thrace who led a rebellion in 332 BC - see Antipater
* Memnon of Heraclea, 1st or 2nd century Greek historian
* Saint Memnon the Wonderworker, 2nd century Christian saint from Egypt, hermit and hegumen of one of Egyptian monasteries
* Memnon, ward of Herodes Atticus in Athens in the 2nd century AD
* Saint Memnon the Centurion, martyred c. 305 - see August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
* Memnon of Ephesus, a fifth century bishop of Ephesus who took part in the Nestorian controversy

## Ships

* Memnon (clipper), the first clipper ship to reach San Francisco during the Gold Rush
* MV Memnon, a cargo ship sunk by a U-boat on 11 March 1941

## Other uses

* Memnon (horse), early 19th century British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Memnon (novel) by Scott Oden, based on Memnon of Rhodes
* Memnon, the main villain in the film The Scorpion King
* 2895 Memnon, an asteroid
