Gyges of Lydia

Gyges of Lydia
Gyges of Lydia
	A rare depiction of the legend of Gyges finding the magic ring, Ferrara, 16th century
King of Lydia
Reign	c. 680-644 BC
Predecessor	Candaules
Successor	Ardys
Died	644 BC
Issue	Ardys
Lydian	𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮; (Kukas)
Dynasty	Mermnad dynasty
Father	Dascylus

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Gyges^[a] (reigned c. 680–644 BC)^[4]^[5] was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transform it into a powerful empire. Gyges reigned 38 years according to Herodotus.

^ Browne, Gerald M. (2000). "A New Lydian Text". Kadmos. 39 (1–2): 177–178. doi:10.1515/kadm.2000.39.1-2.177. S2CID 161165986. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Browne, Gerald M. (2000). "The Tomb of Alyattes?". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 132: 172. JSTOR 20190706. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Gugu [GYGES, KING OF LYDIA] (RN)". Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus. University of Pennsylvania.
^ Lendering, Jona (2003). "Gyges of Lydia". Livius. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Spalinger, Anthony J. (1978). "The Date of the Death of Gyges and Its Historical Implications". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 98 (4): 400–409. doi:10.2307/599752. JSTOR 599752. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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[Browne1-1] Browne, Gerald M. (2000). "A New Lydian Text". Kadmos. 39 (1–2): 177–178. doi:10.1515/kadm.2000.39.1-2.177. S2CID 161165986. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[Browne2-2] Browne, Gerald M. (2000). "The Tomb of Alyattes?". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 132: 172. JSTOR 20190706. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[3] "Gugu [GYGES, KING OF LYDIA] (RN)". Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus. University of Pennsylvania.

[Livius-5] Lendering, Jona (2003). "Gyges of Lydia". Livius. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[Spalinger1978-6] Spalinger, Anthony J. (1978). "The Date of the Death of Gyges and Its Historical Implications". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 98 (4): 400–409. doi:10.2307/599752. JSTOR 599752. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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