Memnum
deity Etruscan single tradition · 1
Memnum (Memrun) is the Etruscan equivalent to the Greek Memnon. He is the son of Thesan and Tithonus. He was killed in the Trojan War, causing his mother Thesan to grieve terribly.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 300
- Historical notes
- Etruscan equivalent of Memnon, son of Thesan and Tithonus.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Her son's Etruscan name is recorded as Memnum (Memrun) being the equivalent to the Greek Memnon. This son by Tithonus, another young man she abducted to be her lover, called Thinthun by the Etruscans and was killed in the Trojan War.”
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