Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the ... a mythical Greek king of that name. The other statue actually represented the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. In early Egyptology, all statues of ...

Ramesses II was one of the most powerful ... although it actually depicted the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III; and in early Egyptology, all such statues were called "Memnons." ...

This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis) in the 14th century B.C. The temple, which the pair of ...