ASTYAGES

ăstīˈəjēz, fl. 6th cent. b.c., king of the Medes (584–c.550 b.c.), son and successor of Cyaxares. His rule was harsh, and he was unpopular. His daughter is alleged to have married the elder Cambyses and was said to be the mother of Cyrus the Great, who rebelled against Astyages and overthrew him (c.550 b.c.), thus creating the Persian Empire.

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The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Interpretation of Mythology
Book by Otto Rank, F. Robbins, Smith Ely Jelliffe; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing, 1914
Subjects: Heroes, Mythology, Psychology, Pathological
...was held, after Kyaxares, by his son Astyages, who had a daughter named Mandane. Once...Mandane had become the wife of Kambyses, Astyages saw another dream vision in the first...his arrival he told his wife all that Astyages had said to him. But she inquired, "What...
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A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents, Including the Biblical Theology
Book by James Hastings; C. Scribners Sons, 1898
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Herodotus - Vol. 1
Book by William Beloe, Herodotus; Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830
Subjects: History, Ancient
...Assyria: his death--107--121 His son Astyages on succeeding to the throne gave his...but is recognised by his grandfather Astyages when in his tenth year, and is by him...indignant at the injuries heaped on him by Astyages, prompts Cyrus to rebel against his...
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On the War for Greek Freedom: Selections from the Histories
Book by Samuel Shirley, James Romm, Herodotus; Hackett, 2003
Subjects: Greece--History--Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C, Iran--History--To 640
...defeats Croesus Amasis with Croesus Astyages 540-22 Polycrates tyrant of Lydia against...eastern border, a power founded by Astyages, son of Cyaxares, and greatly increased...take revenge on Cyrus on behalf of Astyages. Astyages, formerly king of Media...
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Brill's Companion to Herodotus
Book by Egbert J. Bakker, Irene J. F. De Jong, Hans Van Wees; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Herodotus--History, History, Ancient--Historiography
...corpus ____________________ 62 Thus, Herodotus can present things as close to himself and his public, e.g., Astyages (Hdt. 1.115.3); cf. Svenbro (1993) 33 ff. (see note 63) and Bakker (1999b) 10 on Hesiods self-presentation at Th. 24...
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Media and Its Discontents
Journal article by Matthew Waters; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005
Subjects: Medes--History, Medes--Portrayals, Media (Ancient country)--Analysis, Media (Ancient country)--Portrayals
...Liveranis perspective, the desertion of Astyages army reveals that his authority was loose...two primary Median rulers, Cyaxares and Astyages, were not emperors in the mold of the...sixth before Cyrus the Greats defeat of Astyages. In fairness, it should be emphasized...
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Skirting the Issue: Machiavelli's Caterina Sforza [*]
Journal article by Julia L. Hairston; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 53, 2000
Subjects: Historiography--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Machiavelli, Niccolo--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Manuscripts, Renaissance--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sex role--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...with these words she pulled up her garment and showed them. At the time when Cyrus induced the Persians to revolt from king Astyages and the Medes he was defeated in battle. As the Persians were fleeing the city, with the enemy not far from forcing their way...


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Persia Xerxes and Attendents
Magazine article by Karl Cole; School Arts, Vol. 100, February 2001
Subjects: Iran--Art, Xerxes, King of Persia--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...Cyrus the Great (559-529 BC), the head of the Achaemenids, another nomadic Persian people. Cyrus defeat of the Median king, Astyages, united the Persian peoples into a single kingdom. Cyrus expanded the kingdom into an empire that would have moved into southern...


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encyclopedia articles on: Astyages  - 7 results

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Astyages
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ASTYAGES asti jez, fl. 6th cent. b.c., king of the Medes (584 c.550 b.c.), son and successor of Cyaxares. His rule was harsh...is alleged to have married the elder Cambyses and was said to be the mother of Cyrus the Great , who rebelled against Astyages and overthrew him (c.550 b.c.), thus creating the Persian Empire. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Achaemenids
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...successors, when Elam declined, spread their power westward. Cyrus the Great established the Persian rule by his conquest of Astyages of Media . The Achaemenids (c.550 330 b.c.) were important for their development of government administration, the appearance...
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Cyrus the Great
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...noble, the elder Cambyses, and a Median princess, daughter of Astyages. Many historians, following other ancient writers (such as...whole of Cyrus life is encrusted with legend. Cyrus overthrew Astyages , king of the Medes, sometime between 559 b.c. and 549 b.c...
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Cambyses
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...king (c.600 b.c.) of Ansham, ruling as a vassal of Media. According to Herodotus he married the daughter of the Median king Astyages ; some scholars dispute this. Cambyses son was Cyrus the Great . Cambyses II, d. 521 b.c., was the son and successor of...
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Media
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...612 b.c.; they were the first people subject to Assyria to secure their freedom. The dynasty continued until the rule of Astyages , when it was overthrown (c.550 b.c.) by Cyrus the Great and united with the Persian Empire. In the 2d cent. b.c. Media became...
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