Genealogy, Family and Name Of The Persian King Cyrus II (Cyrus The Great) (559-530 B.C.)
Öz
The Persians consisted of several phratries and one of the most deep root phratries
was regarded as the Pasargadai. Persian kings were drawn from these phratries whose leader
was Achaemenes/Haxāmaniš. The present research indicates that the Achaemenid dynasty
was divided into two branches and the family tree of Cyrus II consisted respectively of these
following kings: Cambyses I, Cyrus I, Teispes and Achaemenes. Ancient authors provide
very different information about Cyrus II’s mother and father. Neither in archeological
or epigraphical documents nor in works of ancient authors, contain any information as
to whether Cyrus II had had siblings. The documents show that Cyrus II had two sons
(Cambyses and Bardia/Smerdis) and two daughters (Atossa and Artystone) through his
marriage with Casandane. There are some clues which show that the origin of Cyrus comes
from Persian. It is argued that the textuak record supports the view that the name of Cyrus
has an etymology related to “Sun”. Furthermore, it is possible to see that the name Cyrus is
used as a geographical name for a river, a plain and a city.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Waters, Matt, Parsumas, Ansan, and Cyrus, Elam and Persia, (Edited by: Javier ÁlvarezMon and Mark B. Garrison), Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, Indiana 2011, s. 285-296.
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Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Eray Karaketir
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Selçuk Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Ensttüsü, Tarih Programı Yüksek Lisans mezunu
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
25 Aralık 2016
Gönderilme Tarihi
28 Aralık 2016
Kabul Tarihi
11 Ekim 2016
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Yıl 2016 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3
