Deioces
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| Gender | Male |
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| Successor | Phraortes |
| Children | Phraortes |
| Xšathrita | |
| Grandchildren | Cyaxares |
| Great grandchildren | Astyages |
| Amytis of Media | |
| Great grandchild | Astyages |
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| ID | 555126 |
Deioces Life story
Deioces, from the Old Iranian Dahyu-ka-, meaning "the lands", was the founder and the first shah as well as priest of the Median Empire. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources; including Herodotus, who has written his name as Δηιόκης.
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