Deioces

Si Deioces,Diako, Deyaco, Diyako o Deiokes (Griyego Δηιόκης) ang unang hari ng Medes ayon kay Herodoto. Noong huling ika-8 siglo BCE, may isang Daiukku o Dayukku^[1] ay isang probinsiyal na gobernador na Mannaean. Marahil ay ginamit ni Herodotus ang pangalan sa pagkakamali.^[2]

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↑ Cuneiform Da-a-a-uk-ku; this, like the Greek form, presumably reflects an Iranian *Dahyu-ka-, based on dahyu- 'land': Rüdiger Schmitt, "Deioces^{[patay na link]}," Encyclopaedia Iranica.
↑ Webster's New Biographical Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1988), p. 270: "Historically, probably a tribal chieftain confused by Herodotus with Phraortes."

[1] Cuneiform Da-a-a-uk-ku; this, like the Greek form, presumably reflects an Iranian *Dahyu-ka-, based on dahyu- 'land': Rüdiger Schmitt, "Deioces^{[patay na link]}," Encyclopaedia Iranica.

[2] Webster's New Biographical Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1988), p. 270: "Historically, probably a tribal chieftain confused by Herodotus with Phraortes."

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