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'''Darius the Mede''' is a character appearing thrice in the biblical [[Book of Daniel]] and remains the subject of heated debate representing the last great hurdle to the contextually historical authenticity of book: skeptics claim him to be fictional while "historical harmonizers" suggest that the he is simply another name for an already known individual in history.

'''Darius the Mede''' is a character appearing thrice in the biblical [[Book of Daniel]] and remains the subject of heated debate representing the last great hurdle to the contextually historical authenticity of book: skeptics claim him to be fictional while "historical harmonizers" suggest that the he is simply another name for an already known individual in history.

This subject is further complicated by [[Josephus]] simply stating that [[Darius the Mede]] was the son of [[Astyges]] king of the Medes and that he was known to the Greeks by another name.  While [[Herodotus|Herodotus']] ''Histories'' dramatic recount does not record [[Astyges]] son at all, but rather the kingdom passing directly to [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus]] by force of arms.

This subject is further complicated by [[Josephus]] simply stating that [[Darius the Mede]] was the son of [[Astyages]] king of the Medes and that he was known to the Greeks by another name.  While [[Herodotus|Herodotus']] ''Histories'' dramatic recount does not record [[Astyages]] son at all, but rather the kingdom passing directly to [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus]] by force of arms.

Until further edits can be made, this subject is extensively covered on the page [[Ahasuerus]] under ''In the Book of Daniel''.

Until further edits can be made, this subject is extensively covered on the page [[Ahasuerus]] under ''In the Book of Daniel''.