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Memphis (disambiguation)

In Greek mythology, Memphis was the wife of Epaphus, the founder of Memphis, Egypt. She was the mother of Libya.

Memphis is therefore the namesake of several cities and towns:
*Memphis, Egypt, city in ancient Egypt.
*Memphis, Tennessee, city in the United States, the usual referent of Memphis in the U.S.
*Memphis, Alabama, town in the United States.
*Memphis, Indiana, town in the United States.
*Memphis, Michigan, city in the United States.
*Memphis, Mississippi, village in the United States.
*Memphis, New York, place in the United States.
*Memphis, Texas, city in the United States.

Roy Orbison also named an album Memphis.

Memphis is a part of the name of:
*Memphis Consulting, a Swedish company consulting in software quality.
*Memphis Group, an influential design movement by Italian designers and architects in the 1980s.
*University of Memphis

Memphis was also the codename for Windows 98.

Memphis (band), a musical duo
* "Memphis, Tennessee", often shortened to "Memphis", is the title of a famous rock and roll song by Chuck Berry which was also a hit for Johnny Rivers.



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