1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ASTYAOES, the last king of the Median empire. In the itiM riptinns nf Nabonidus the name is written Ishtuvegu (cylinder from Abu Habba V R 64, col. 1, 32; Annals, published by Pinches, Tr. Soc. Bibt. Arch. vii. col. i, 3). According to Herodotus, he was the son of Cyaxarcs and reigned thirty-five yean (584-550 B.C.); his wife was Aryenis, the daughter of Alyattes of Lydia ( Hi-rod, i. 74). About his reign we know little, as the narrative of Herodotus, which makes Cyrus the grandson of Astyages by his daughter Manda…
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