Mycerinus

Mycerīnus

(Μυκερῖνος). A son of Cheops, king of Egypt, succeeded his uncle Chephren on the throne, and reigned with justice. He began to build a pyramid, but died before it was finished. The Egyptian form of the name is Men-Kau-Ra. A pyramid erected by him is in the plain of Gizeh; and the coffin containing the body of the king is in the British Museum. See Herod.ii. 129-34; Diod.i. 64.

Mycerinus Mycerinus, king of Egypt

• son of Cheops, his virtues and misfortunes, and his way of prolonging his life: Hdt. 2.129-133
• his buildings, and economic state of Egypt in his time: Hdt. 2.136