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West Bank at Luxor, Governorate Al-Uqsur Amenhotep II Mortuary Temple: "Memnon Colossi" New Kingdom, XVIII Dynasty (1550-1292 BC) Ŧ Amenhotep III (1391-1353 BC) |
Comments: Two colossal statues originally stood in front of the tem- ple's entrance pylon. Memnon, the mythical king of Ethiopia, was the son of the goddess Eos (Dawn). One of the colossi, being a much ero- ded statue, used to generate a sound at dawn, interpreted as "singing". |
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