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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gyges (mythology)
		Gyges, was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 687 to 652 BC (according to H Gelzer.
		Gyges was the son of Dascylus, who, when recalled from banishment in Cappadocia by the Lydian king Sadyates--called Candaules "the Dog-strangler" (a title of the Lydian Hermes) by the Greeks--sent his son back to Lydia instead of himself.
		Gyges soon became a favourite of Sadyattes and was despatched by him to fetch Tudo, the daughter of Arnossus of Mysia, whom the Lydian king wished to make his queen.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gyges-(mythology) (333 words)

	Ancient Greece Mythology
		Persephone - Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld and the daughter of Demeter.
		Persephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology.
		She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest.
	www.ancientgreece.com /mythology/mythology.htm (2820 words)

	GYGES
		Gyges, was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 687 to 652 BC (according to H Gelzer.
		Gyges was the son of Dascylus, who, when recalled from banishment in Cappadocia by the Lydian king Sadyates--called Candaules "the Dog-strangler" (a title of the Lydian Hermes) by the Greeks--sent his son back to Lydia instead of himself.
		Gyges soon became a favourite of Sadyattes and was despatched by him to fetch Tudo, the daughter of Arnossus of Mysia, whom the Lydian king wished to make his queen.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/GYGES (497 words)

	College Papers-Trade In Ancient Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gyges, a young Lydian shepherd, found a cave one day which he entered and found in it (according to Plato's account) a hollow cast-brass horse with a dead man's body inside.
		With Gyges starts a long chain of little men from the underside of society who become rich and powerful, retaining their original invisibility until they are securely established.
		It is a curious fact that the ancient writer and historian Euhemerus approached Greek mythology in virtually the same way, saying that the heroes were originally men who were later commemorated as heroes because of important roles or functions which they performed in their lifetimes.
	www.college-papers.org /free_essays/economics/trade-in-ancient-greecemnn.html (4897 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 594 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		According, to the account in Herodotus and Justin, he was extremely proud of his wife's beauty, and insisted on exhibiting her unveiled charms, but without her knowledge, to Gyges, his favourite officer.
		Gyges was seen by the queen as he was stealing from her chamber, and the next day she summoned him before her, intent on vengeance, and bade him choose whether he would undergo the punishment of death himself, or would consent to murder Can-daules and receive the kingdom together with her hand.
		In Plato the story, in the form of the well-known fable of the ring of Gyges, serves the purpose of moral allegory.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0603.html (942 words)

	d. The Phrygians and the Lydians. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Gyges (680–652) was the founder of the Mermnadae dynasty and defeated the nomadic Cimmerian tribes, extending the borders of his kingdom.
		A tablet recording an embassy of Gyges to Ashurbanipal of Assyria survives, but Gyges sent Carian and Ionian mercenaries to aid Psammetichus I in driving the Assyrians out of Egypt (See 664–525).
		Gyges' successor Ardys (652–625) overcame the Cimmerian menace and then turned to fight the Greek cities along the coast of Asia Minor.
	www.bartleby.com /67/114.html (528 words)

	Croesus, Greek Mythology Link.
		Gyges entreated her not to impose on him such a choice, but he could not move her more than he had moved Candaules when the whole affair was started.
		But at the time, Gyges had all reasons to be grateful to the oracle, and that is why he is reported to have been the first foreigner, after King Midas, to send many valuable offerings in silver and gold to Delphi.
		Gyges, who reigned thirty-eight years, took the city of Colophon and started a long war against Miletus that was inherited by his successors, until peace was agreed between Thrasybulus, ruler of Miletus, and Gyges' great grandson Alyattes, contemporary of King Periander, under whose reign Arion 2 was rescued by a dolphin.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Croesus.html (5506 words)

	Sardis in Mythology
		Gyges is one of the famous names of this period.
		Gyges was to hide where she could not see him, but would have her back turned.
		The reign of Gyges was indeed a remarkable one.
	www.istanbulportal.com /Anatolia/Sardis.aspx (1662 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Gyges (mythology)
		The Hecatonchires ("the hundred-handed") were figures of Greek mythology, giants with a hundred arms and fifty heads.
		Afterwards the Hecatoncheires became the guards of the gates of Tartarus.
		In the Iliad there is a story, found nowhere else in mythology, that at one point the gods were trying to overthrow Zeus but were stopped when Thetis brought a Hecantocheire to his aid.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/gy/Gyges_(mythology) (198 words)

	Gaia (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Norse mythology the Great Mother, the mother of Thor himself, was known as Jord, Hlódyn, or Fjörgyn.
		In Lithuanian mythology Gaia - Žemė is daughter of Sun and Moon.
		In Pacific cultures, the Earth Mother was known under as many names and with as many attributes as cultures who revered her for example Maori whose creation myth included Papatuanuku, partner to Ranginui - the Sky Father.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaia_(mythology) (1250 words)

	The Allies of Priam
		Lydia was ruled by Gyges, a great king who played a conspicuous role in the politics of the Near East.
		He was on friendly terms with Assurbanipal, grandson of Sennacherib, king of Assyria; then, feeling the threat of the growing Assyrian empire, he supported Egypt’s rise to independence: he sent Ionian and Carian detachments to Psammetichus, king of Egypt, which enabled that country to free itself from the supremacy of Assyria.
		The dates of Gyges’ reign are given as -687 to -652 by H. Gelzer and as -690 to -657 by H. Winckler.
	www.varchive.org /dag/trowar.htm (2026 words)

	Labrys - The Encyclopedia
		When Gyges rebelled and was making war upon Candaules, Arselis came with a force from Mylasa to the assistance of Gyges, slew Candaules and his companion, and took the axe to Caria with the other spoils of war.
		In the context of the myth of Theseus, the labyrinth of Greek mythology is frequently associated with the Minoan palace of Knossos.
		On Greek vase paintings, a labrys sometimes appears in scenes of animal sacrifice, particularly as a weapon for the slaying of bulls.
	www.the-encyclopedia.com /description/Labrys (717 words)

	History of Herodotus E-book by Herodotus
		Gyges was afterwards confirmed in the possession of the throne by an answer of the Delphic oracle.
		Enraged at the murder of their king, the people flew to arms, but after a while the partisans of Gyges came to terms with them, and it was agreed that if the Delphic oracle declared him king of the Lydians, he should reign; if otherwise, he should yield the throne to the Heraclides.
		The Pythoness, however, added that, in the fifth generation from Gyges, vengeance should come for the Heraclides; a prophecy of which neither the Lydians nor their princes took any account till it was fulfilled.
	www.19.5degs.com /ebook/history-of-herodotus/674/read (18435 words)

	Gaia (mythology) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For this, a Greek etymologist urged, Uranus called his sons "Titans," meaning "strainers" for they strained and did presumptuously a fearful deed, for which vengeance would come afterwards; for, as Uranus had been deposed by his son Cronus, so was Cronus destined to be overthrown by Zeus his son that Rhea his sister-wife bore him.
		With ((Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune) Poseidon
		Also she is wife of Dangus ((In Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world) Varuna).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/gaia_(mythology).htm (1594 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 316 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		gyges.) [L. (ruyai?/), daughter of Amyntas I. and sister of Alexander I.
		The only thing worthy of mention in the reign of Gyges is, that the Lydians were at first disinclined to submit to him ; but an oracle from Delphi established his authority, in gratitude for which he sent magnificent presents to the temple.
		He carried on various wars with the cities of Asia Minor, such as Miletus, Smyrna, Colophon, and Magnesia.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1424.html (817 words)

	A Dictionary of Mythology page 188 - Acadine Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tethys, Cronus, of the Cyclops, and Gyges, Briareus and Cottus, all of whom he imprisoned in Tartarus.
		They rebelled and dethroned him, and from his blood were born the giants and avenging deities; whilst Aphrodite was born from the foam caused by the fall of his blood into the sea.
		Similar myths are found in Scandinavian mythology (that of the giant Ymir) and in Egyptian and American myth.
	www.acadine.org /w/A_Dictionary_of_Mythology_page_188 (397 words)

	Gyges * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Gyges * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		The story of Gyges deals with the death of one of the descendants of Herakles (Heracles) and the end of an era.
		This format will link back to this page, which may be useful but may not be required.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Gyges_1.html (217 words)

	The Lord of the Rings - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term "Tolkienesque" is used in the genre to refer to the oft-used and abused storyline of The Lord of the Rings: a group of adventurers embarking on a quest to save a magical fantasy world from the armies of an evil "dark lord".
		Tolkien detailed his creation further; he created a complete mythology for his realm of Middle-earth, including genealogies of characters, languages, runes, calendars and histories.
		Much of this supplementary material is detailed in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings, and the mythological history was woven into a large, biblically-styled volume entitled The Silmarillion.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Lord_of_the_Rings (2262 words)

	Iapyx
		In Greek mythology, Iapyx, son of Daedalus or Lycaon, was Aeneas' healer during the Trojan War.
		Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the There he opened his eyes, looked anxiously at me, and asked who I was and I was obliged to give the name of Gyges in order not to excite his obtain fresh horses.
		"This wounded young man seemed to know Gyges, for he shook his head and his eyes again, and a violent attack of fever came on.
	www.freearchive.info /ia/iapyx.html (248 words)

	Index of Persons and Locations
		In the same way, the name Ionia was given, not to Attica where Ionians had their roots and were still then making up the bulk of the population, but to their settlements in Asia Minor, spreading over several provinces there, mainly Caria (the "country" of the Carians) and Lydia (the "country" of the Lydians).
		These stories and the characters that take part in them were the common "historical" background of most Greek of classical times and provided the subject matter of children tales, poetry and drama from Homer and Hesiod down to the Tragics and later.
		But the purpose here is not to be exhaustive, but to center on the best known of these stories, and to give a feel for the kind of stuff a Socrates or a Plato could hear from childhood on.
	plato-dialogues.org /tools/index.htm (827 words)

	Silver Knights Olympus
		In Greek mythology, Hermes puts him to sleep with water from the river Lethe.
		The Bhagavad Gita is a record of the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna.
		Thor is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder and lightning in Germanic and Norse Mythology, the son of Odin and Jord.
	s2.excoboard.com /exco/thread.php?forumid=5814&threadid=426980 (1750 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Uranus hid the youngest children of Gaia, the one-hundred armed giants (Hecatonchires) and the one-eyed giants, the Cyclopes, in Tartarus so that they would not see the light...
		Latin 1 - Mythology - Creatures and Monsters - Hecatonchires
		Gaea seeked the aid of her other offspring, including the Cyclops...
	hecatonchires.iqexpand.com (470 words)

	GREEK MYTHOLOGY: URANUS (TEXT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After she gave birth to High Mountains and Pontus, the sea, Gaea united with Uranus with whom she bore six
		Cyclopes: Brontes, Steropes, Arges, and three Hecatoncheires: Cottus, Briareus, Gyges.
		Uranus hated his children and he kept them locked in the depths of the Earth.
	www.milica.com.au /greek_myths/creation/uran_t.htm (282 words)

	GYGES : The fabulous creature from Greek Mythology
		GYGES : The fabulous creature from Greek Mythology
		GYGES: Tree Creature, and brother of BRIAREUS and COTTUS.
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	www.godchecker.com /pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=GYGES (71 words)

	Labraunda - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The axe cast of gold had been kept in the Lydian capital Sardes for centuries.
		The Lydian king Gyges awarded it to the Carians, to commemorate Carian support in a battle.
		This is the mythic anecdote: the social and political reality may have been more complicated, for such ritual objects are never lightly passed from hand to hand or moved from their fixed abode.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Labraunda (332 words)

	DEMETER'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Welcome to my Greek Mythology page, I am The Goddess Demeter, know in real life as Megan Louise Estella Ross.
		Since i have a flare for Mythology, I have put together this page for your enjoyment.
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	www.geocities.com /Athens/Olympus/5798 (219 words)

	Giants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The three brothers were named Briareus, Cottus and Gyges.
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