Astyages

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Astyagēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs), see it for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æsˈtaɪəd͡ʒiːz/ === Proper noun === Astyages (uncountable) (historical) the last king of Media, son of Cyaxares ==== Translations ==== === References === Rüdiger Schmitt, "Astyages", Encyclopaedia Iranica, 15 December 1987 === Further reading === Astyages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [asˈty.a.ɡeːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [asˈtiː.a.d͡ʒes] === Proper noun === Astyagēs m sg (genitive Astyagis); third declension Astyages ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Astyages”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Astyages”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray