The colossus that sang

The colossus that sang

The colossus on the right is said to have emitted strange sounds in the morning and the ancient greeks looking for an explanation picked up the name of memnon who was killed by Achilles.Memnon is said to have cried at the sightnof his mother , the sun rising everry day. The two statues are of the same person Pharaoh Amenophis III and adoprned a mortury temple of the Pharaoh.

• Date: 13 September 2007
• Photographer: tjjohn: gallery
• Uploaded: 13th Sep 2007
• Location: Egypt: gallery
• Tags: monuments
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