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'''Darius the Mede''' is a character appearing thrice in the biblical [[Book of Daniel]].  Meanwhile the exact identity of ''Darius the Mede'' remains the subject of heated debate representing ''the last great hurdle to the contextually historical authenticity of book'': leading skeptics to claim that "Darius the Mead" to be nothing more than an easily dismissed fictional character, while reversely the class of "historical harmonizers" suggesting that ''Darius the Mede'' is simply another name for an existing historical figure.

'''Darius the Mede''' is a character appearing thrice in the biblical [[Book of Daniel]].  Meanwhile the exact identity of ''Darius the Mede'' remains the subject of heated debate representing "the last great hurdle to the contextually historical authenticity of book": leading skeptics to claim ''Darius the Mede'' is nothing more than an easily dismissed fictional character, while reversely the class of "historical harmonizers" suggesting that ''Darius the Mede'' is simply another name for an existing historical figure.

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, without qualifying what that name was.

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, without qualifying what that name was.