Menkaure
Menkaure
(mĕnko͞o`rā) orMycerinus
(mĭsərī`nəs), fl. 2525? B.C., king of ancient Egypt, of the IV dynasty; successor of KhafreKhafreor Chephren
, fl. 2565 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, of the IV dynasty, and builder of the second pyramid at Giza. His face is perhaps that represented on the Great Sphinx. An obscure king, Dedefre, may have come between Khufu and Khafre in the dynasty.
..... Click the link for more information. . He built the third pyramid at Giza.