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An Ethiopian king, the son of Eos, the dawn. Memnon fought at Troy on his uncle Priam's side. He was killed by Paris and Apollo. The dew was said to be Eos' tears as she mourns her son.A country south of Egypt as well as a mythological country at the end of the earth.
An ancient city on the Asiatic shore of the Hellespont; it was sacked by the Greeks after a ten-year siege.
The most powerful and last king of Troy.
Son of King Priam of Troy.
God of prophecy, music, the arts, medicine and archery.
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