Memphis - Definition and Overview

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

Memphis is therefore the namesake of several cities and towns:

• Memphis, Egypt, city in ancient Egypt.
• Memphis, Alabama, town in the United States.
• Memphis, Indiana, town in the United States.
• Memphis, Michigan, city in the United States.
• Memphis, New York, place in the United States.
• Memphis, Tennessee, city in the United States, the usual referent of Memphis in the U.S.
• Memphis, Texas, city in the United States.

Memphis is also a part of the name of:

• Memphis Consulting, a Swedish company consulting in software quality.
• Memphis Group, an influential group of Italian designers and architects in the 1980s.
• Microsoft Memphis, the codename for Windows 98.