In the Trojan War, Memnon, the son of Tithonos and Eos, goddess of the dawn, led a contingent of Ethiopians allied with the Trojans. He was killed by Achilles in a duel watched by their mothers. Neck-amphora (jar) [Greek, Attributed to an artist near Exekias] (98.8.13) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art