Menes - Legend of the First King of Egypt

Menes - Legend of the First King of Egypt In Egyptian legend, the main lord of Egypt was Menes. In any event, Menes is the type of the rulers name that was utilized by the third century B.C. antiquarian Manetho. Two other first tradition rulers names are related with Menes, Narmer (as in the Narmer Palette) and Aha. The Greek antiquarian Herodotus calls Menes Min. The Jewish antiquarian Josephus calls him Minaios and the Greek student of history Diodorus Siculus alludes to him as Manas. There are different historical backgrounds for the name, including an endeavor to associate Menes with the name of the city he established, Memphis, which he recovered by methods for dam development. Diodorus Siculus alludes to Manas as the primary law-provider. Menes is credited with presenting papyrus and composing (Pliny), establishing urban areas, building embankments and then some. Manetho says Menes line had 8 lords and that a hippopotamus stole away Menes toward an incredible finish. How Menes passed on is a piece of his legend, with the hippopotamus rendition being just a single chance. Pharaoh Menes demise after an anaphylactic response - the finish of a legend says Diodorus Siculus composed he was pursued by hounds, fell into a lake, and was safeguarded by crocodiles, driving researchers to think prospects incorporate passing by canines and crocodile. The article, as is fitting an article on the subject of hypersensitivity, clarifies why some think Menes was murdered by an unfavorably susceptible response to a wasp sting. Source: Steve Vinson Menes The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Ed. Donald B. Redford, Oxford University Press, Inc., Pharaoh Menes passing after an anaphylactic response - the finish of a legend, by J. W. Krombach, S. Kampe, C. A. Keller, and P. M. Wright, [Allergy Volume 59, Issue 11, pages 1234-1235, November 2004] Go to Other Ancient/Classical History Glossary pages starting with the letter a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | I | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | wxyz