Μέμνων
Μέμνων,
ονος,
ὁ,(
μένω)
2). his statue at Thebes which was said to sound musically when struck by the light of the rising sun,
Str. 17.1.46 ,
Epigr.Gr. 988 (Balbilla),
Luc. Tox. 27 :—hence
Μεμνόνειος or
μεμβρ-όνιος,
α,
ον,
of Memnon,
Str. 17.1.42 ;
Μεμνόνειον,
τό,
the temple of M., in Egypt,
Id. 17.1.46 ; or at Susa,
Id. 15.3.2 ;
τὰ βασιλήϊα τὰ Μεμνόνια Hdt. 5.53 ;
Μεμνόνιον ἄστυ, i. e. Susa, ib.
54 .
III). μέμνων, a name for the ass at Athens, from its
patient nature,
Hsch.:—hence
μεμνόνεια (sc.
κρέα),
τά,
ass's flesh, Id.; also,
the market where it was sold,
Poll. 9.48 .
ShortDef
Memnon, the ‘Steadfast’
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μέμνων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μεμνων
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-66232
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Μέμνων</span>, <span class="itype greek">ονος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">μένω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the Steadfast</span> or <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Resolute</span> (but cf. <span class="foreign greek">θρασυμέμνων</span>), as pr. n., <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Memnon</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:522" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.522/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.522 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:984" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:984/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 984 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> his statue at Thebes which was said to sound musically when struck by the light of the rising sun, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 17.1.46 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.Gr.</span> 988 </span> (Balbilla), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg044:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg044:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tox.</span> 27 </a>:—hence <span class="orth greek">Μεμνόνειος</span> or <span class="orth greek">μεμβρ-όνιος</span>, <span class="itype greek">α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of Memnon</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 17.1.42 </a>; <span class="orth greek">Μεμνόνειον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the temple of M.</span>, in Egypt, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 17.1.46 </a>; or at Susa, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:3:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:3:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 15.3.2 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰ βασιλήϊα τὰ Μεμνόνια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.53 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">Μεμνόνιον ἄστυ</span>, i. e. Susa, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:54" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:54/canonical-url/"> 54 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> a black bird, named after Memnon, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:5:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:5.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 5.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:647" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.647/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 2.647 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:1.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dionys.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1.8 </a>, cf. <span class="foreign greek">μεμνονίδες</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">μέμνων</span>, a name for the ass at Athens, from its <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">patient</span> nature, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>:—hence <span class="orth greek">μεμνόνεια</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">κρέα</span>), <span class="gen greek">τά</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ass\'s flesh</span>, Id.; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the market where it was sold</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:9:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:9.48/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 9.48 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}