Aryenis
Aryenis ( Greek Ἀρύηνις ) from Lydia was, according to Herodotus, the daughter of Alyattes II and the sister of Croesus .
Aryenis was married to the Median king Astyages and had a mandane with him as a daughter. Herodotus goes on to report that Astyages is said to have been plagued by a dream in which Mandane let out so much water that his entire kingdom was inundated. In fear of his throne, he did not give Mandane to a Mede , but to the Achaemenid vassal prince Cambyses I as wife.
The marriage of the Aryenis with Astyages is said to have taken place for tactical reasons in order to end the dispute between Kyaxares II and Alyattes II .
source
- Herodotus, Histories 1, 74
literature
- Friedrich Stählin : Aryenis. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Supplement volume I, Stuttgart 1903, column 147 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aryenis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of the Median king Astyages, daughter of Alyattes II and sister of Croesus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 560 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC Chr. |