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== Original Sources ==

== Original Sources ==

The son of Astyages, ''Cyaxares II'' (not to be confused with [[Cyaxares I]], father of Astyages) does not exist in any surviving or currently available extant cuniform tablets or the likes.  The strongest evidence for his existence lies within the pages [[Xenophon|Xenohon's]] ''Cyropedia'' who as a Greek military commander, allegedly served in Cyrus' army.  This combined with a probable identity match with Josephus' [[Darius the Mede]] and two of the rebels in the days of [[Darius I]] claiming to be of the household of Cyaxares (I or II?) has left room for a good case of his existence to many.  Below we shall examine the original sources.

The son of Astyages, ''Cyaxares II'' (not to be confused with [[Cyaxares I]], father of Astyages) does not exist in any surviving or currently available extant cuniform tablets or the likes.  The strongest evidence for his existence lies within the pages [[Xenophon|Xenohon's]] ''Cyropedia'' who as a Greek military commander, allegedly served in Cyrus' army; whose [[Xenophon|Cyropedia]] was highly prized by Alexander the Great as a source of perpetual study.  This combined with a probable identity match with Josephus' [[Darius the Mede]] and two of the rebels in the days of [[Darius I]] claiming to be of the household of Cyaxares (I or II?) has left room for a good case of his existence to many.  Below we shall examine the original sources.

=== In the works of Xenophon ===

=== In the works of Xenophon ===