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