Cyrus

Cyrus

Cyrus is an English transliteration of the Persian name, Kourosh. For the etymology, see Cyrus (name).

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Persian Monarchy

  • Cyrus I (ca. 650 BC), King of Anshan
  • Cyrus the Great (559–529 BC) – also known as Cyrus II – the grandson of Cyrus I, an Achaemenid ruler and the founder of the Great Persian Empire
(See also: Cyrus Cylinder, Cyrus in the Judeo-Christian tradition and Cyrus the Great in the Quran)

Other persons named Cyrus

Given name

Surname

  • An American family:
    • Ron Cyrus (1935–2006), Kentucky politician
    • Billy Ray Cyrus (born 1961), American musician and actor
    • Trace Cyrus (born 1989), American musician; (former) lead guitarist of Metro Station
    • Miley Cyrus (born 1992), American actress and singer
    • Noah Cyrus (born 2000), American actress
    • Annalyn Cyrus (born 1997), American actress
  • Gordon Cyrus, Swedish performer and record producer

Fictional characters

  • Cyrus, a character from the TV series Trailer Park Boys
  • Cyrus (Chrono Trigger), a character in the video game Chrono Trigger
  • Cyrus, a gang leader in the 1979 film The Warriors
  • Cyrus, the coldblooded leader of Team Galactic in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
  • Cyrus Bortel, a character from Kim Possible
  • Cyrus Gold, the DC Comics character Solomon Grundy (comics)
  • Cyrus Lupo, a detective character from Law & Order
  • Cyrus Simpson, the brother of Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons
  • Cyrus Smith, the leading character in Jules Verne's novel Mysterious Island
  • Cyrus Tolliver, a character from the TV series Deadwood
  • Sergeant Cyrus, a character in the videogame Dawn of War 2
  • Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, a character in the 1997 film Con Air, played by John Malkovich
  • Cyrus, a vampaneze from The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan

Other

See also

  • Koresh (disambiguation)
  • Syrus

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  • Cyrus II — (vers 559 av. J. C. à 529 av. J. C.), dit Cyrus le Grand, est le fondateur de l’Empire perse, successeur de l’Empire mède. Il appartient à la dynastie des Achéménides. Sommaire 1 Légendes de naissance 2 La constitution de l’Empire perse …   Wikipédia en Français

  • CYRUS — (Heb. כֹּרֶש; old Persian: Kūruš), king of Persia (reigned, 559–529 B.C.E.). At first, Cyrus II s dominion consisted of Anshan, southwest of the Iranian plateau, of which he was the legitimate king, being a descendant of the Achaemenian dynasty… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Cyrus I — (Old Persian Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC. He should not be confused with his famous grandson Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. His name in… …   Wikipedia

  • Cyrus — steht für: Cyrus (Server), ein Open Source E Mail Server Cyrus ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Billy Ray Cyrus (* 1961), US amerikanischer Country Sänger und Schauspieler Miley Cyrus (* 1992), US amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cyrus — Cyrus, der Gründer der mächtigen persischen Monarchie, ein Sohn des Cambyses und der Mandane, Tochter des Königs Astyages. Ein Traum hatte diesem Letztern von dem Enkel Unheil verkündet, er befahl daher, ihn zu tödten; das Kind wurde aber am… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Cyrus — Cyrus, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 303 Housing Units (2000): 164 Land area (2000): 0.288414 sq. miles (0.746990 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.288414 sq. miles (0.746990 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cyrus, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 303 Housing Units (2000): 164 Land area (2000): 0.288414 sq. miles (0.746990 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.288414 sq. miles (0.746990 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cyrus — m U.S.: from the Greek form (Kyros) of the name of several kings of Persia, most notably Cyrus the Great (d. 529 BC). The origin of the name is not known, but in the early Christian period it was associated with Greek kyrios lord, and borne by… …   First names dictionary

  • Cyrus — Cyrus1 [sī′rəs] n. [L < Gr Kyros < OPers Kūrush] a masculine name: dim. Cy Cyrus2 [sī′rəs] 1. 424? 401 B.C.; Pers. prince: called the Younger: see CUNAXA 2. Cyrus II died 529? B.C.; king of the Medes & Persians: founder of the Persian… …   English World dictionary

  • Cyrus — Cyrus, Name, s. Kyros …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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