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Astyages (altpersisch (A)reštivaiga/(A)ri-Ištivaiga, medisch Ištumegu) war ein medischer König und der letzte Herrscher der medischen Kyaxares-Konföderation. Er war der Sohn des Kyaxares II. und gemäß Herodot der Großvater des Perserkönigs Kyros II.
Astyages [a] was the last king of the Median kingdom, reigning from 585 to 550 BCE. The son of Cyaxares, he was dethroned by the Persian king Cyrus the Great. He was a follower of the Vedic religion as per Iranian customs.
Astyages (flourished 6th century bc) was the last king of the Median empire (reigned 585–550 bc). According to Herodotus , the Achaemenian Cyrus the Great was Astyages’ grandson through his daughter Mandane, but this relationship is probably legendary.
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Learn about Astyages, the son of Cyaxares, who ruled Media from 585 to 550 BCE. Discover his family, his dream, his rebellion and his fate at the hands of the Persian king Cyrus.
17. Aug. 2011 · Astyages was the son of Cyaxares and the father of Mandane, the mother of Cyrus the Great. He ruled the Medes from 584 to 550 B.C. and was defeated and captured by Cyrus in a war recorded by Herodotus and Nabonidus.
ASTYAGES ăs tī’ əjez (Old Pers. Arštivaiga, Gr. ̓Αστυάγης). The last king of the Median Empire (586-550 b.c.), the son of Cyaxares I. When his father overthrew Lydia, he made an agreement with its defeated king, Alyattes, that his son would marry the king’s daughter, the princess Aryenis (Herodotus, Histories, I, 74). The ...
Astyages(Gr. M.). Auf der Hochzeit des Perseus mit der Andromeda erschien Phineus, ein früherer Freier derselben, mit zahlreichem Gefolge; unter diesem war auch A. Als Aconteus, ein Freund des Perseus, durch den unversehenen Anblick des Medusenhauptes zu Stein erstarrt war, schwang A., ihn noch für lebend haltend, das Schwert nach ihm, wurde ...
