title: Memnon (disambiguation)
text: # 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
  