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Who was Cyrus the Great’s son?
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Cambyses and Darius
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Darius and Rutgers
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Lee and Brice
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Dan and Shay
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Darius was a member of the royal bodyguard of Cambyses II, the son and heir of Cyrus the Great who ruled for several years before dying mysteriously in 522. Later that same year, Darius took the throne after killing an alleged usurper he claimed had only pretended to be Cambyses’ brother Bardiya.
Detailed explanation-2: -Statement of view: This view identifies Darius the Mede with Astyages, the maternal grandfather of Cyrus. Proponents: Only a few scholars have proposed this theory, including John Lightfoot, Westcott, and Alfrink. It is also reflected in the first verse of the apocryphal book Bel and the Dragon.
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