Memphis was an ancient city of the Lower Nile.
Epaphus, king of Egypt, founded the ancient city of Memphis, which he named after his wife, daughter of river-god Nile. Memphis bore Epaphus a daughter named Libya.
Memphis, Μέμφις (Greek);
Ineb Hedj – "The White Walls" (Egyptian).
Epaphus
Epaphus, Belus, Aegyptus.
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