Candaules
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candaules-181-1172023
title:
Candaules
text:
Candaules, also known as Myrsilos (Μυρσίλος), was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia in the early years of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, he succeeded his father Meles as the 22nd and last king of Lydia's Heraclid dynasty. He was assassinated and succeeded by Gyges. Based on an ambiguous line in the work of the Greek poet Hipponax, it was traditionally assumed that the name Candaules meant "hound-choker" among the Lydians. J. B. Bury and Russell Meiggs (1975) say that Candaules
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description:
the last Heraclid king of Lydia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaules
date created:
2003-10-16T14:36:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T19:29:06Z
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