"Papillons en fête", Jardinerie Hamel, Ville de Québec. 15ème édition.

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Egypt is a land of mysteries. The ruins that exist today can hide many secrets and treasures. The giant 60-feet-high statues, known as Colossi of ...

The Colossi of Memnon, a popular tourist site in Luxor, is located west of the city in Theban Necropolis.

Since 1350 BCE, The Colossi of Memnon have stood in the Theban Necropolis, located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. They are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII. Two shorter figures are carved into the front throne alongside his legs are his wife Tiye and mother Mutemwiya. The side panels depict the Nile god Hapi. The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which was transported 410 miles.

Greek Mythology Link - a collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology.

Les colosses de Memnon ne sont désormais plus tout seuls. Depuis 1998, un vaste chantier de fouilles tente d'exhumer les vestiges du temple funéraire d'Aménhotep III.

Le Grand Mormon (Papilio memnon) est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) asiatiques de la famille des Papilionidae. Asie du sud-est (Chine, Birmanie, Japon, etc.).

“Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain.” ― Henri J.M. Nouwen

Memnon was one of several protégés of the wealthy Athenian businessman and philosopher Herodes Atticus. His name was probably inspired by Memnon, the Ethiopian ally of Troy as described in Homer’s Iliad. Although few details of his life are known, his origins as a black African are established by a surviving portrait head. This, as well as his connections with Greek philosophy, attest to the high intellectual status sometimes achieved by blacks in the ancient Mediterranean world.

The crumbling giants in Luxor are all that’s left of Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple.

As more photographers shot the same monuments,depictions became formulaic.Numerous photographers produced almost identical images,as demonstrated in these two views of the Colossi of Memnon. Shot from different sides but about the same distance, both images employ an angled view and use Egyptian servants and guides as local color and indexes of scale. Captions and artists’ signatures were often written in reverse on the negatives so that they would automatically become part of each print. Sometimes, as in the Beato image, the artist or his assistant was care less.

This is one of the oldest surviving American freight locomotives. When the B&O expanded its track to the Cumberland coal mines in 1842, demand for the "black diamonds" skyrocketed in the East. The B&O's early engines, such a the "One Armed Billys," were too weak to handle the tough grades and heavy coal loads from the mountainous regions of Western Maryland. To meet this challenge, the designers built the B&O's first 0-8-0 locomotives. The design spread its weight evenly over eight wheels and allowed the powerful engines to handle the B&O's sharp curves. In 1848 the B&O purchased six 0-8-0s from outside manufacturers, one of which was the No. 57 "Memnon." During the Civil War, the Memnon's regular freight service was interrupted to haul troops and supplies for the Union war effort. Since then, it has been fondly remembered as the "Old War Horse."

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