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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > classical history > male persons from classical history > male persons from classical history (with NAME) > (story of) Cyrus king of Persia > early life, infancy, upbringing of Cyrus > instead of slaying Cyrus, as ordered by King Astyages, Harpagus gives the baby to the shepherd Mithridates to be exposed > Mithridates' wife substitutes her own still-born child for Cyrus

Preferred term

98B(CYRUS)111Mithridates' wife substitutes her own still-born child for Cyrus  

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Subject

  • ancient history
  • Astyages (King)
  • baby
  • changeling
  • classical antiquity
  • classical history
  • Cyrus (King)
  • exposing
  • giving
  • Greeks
  • Harpagus
  • historical person
  • history
  • identity
  • king
  • man
  • Mithridates
  • Mithridates' wife
  • mythology
  • name
  • Persia
  • Romans
  • shepherd
  • still-born child
  • substitution
  • wife

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  • 98B(CYRUS)111

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http://iconclass.org/98B%28CYRUS%29111

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