기원전 559년부터 530년까지 페르시아의 왕이었으며 아케메네스 왕조의 창시자. 고레스 대왕으로 알려져 있으며, 바빌론 유수에서 유대인들을 해방시킨 것으로 유명하다.
(died c.530 BC), king of Persia 559–530 BC; founder of the Achaemenid dynasty; known as Cyrus the Great. He is famous for conquering vast territories and freeing the Jewish people from the Babylonian Captivity.
예문:
"Cyrus the Great established one of the largest empires the world had ever seen up to that point."
"The decree issued by Cyrus allowed the exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple."
기원전 401년에 사망한 페르시아 왕자. 형인 아르타크세르크세스 2세에 맞서 왕위를 차지하기 위해 용병 군대를 이끌었던 고레스 2세(소(小) 고레스)로 알려져 있다.
(died 401 BC), Persian prince, known as Cyrus the Younger, who led a mercenary army against his elder brother Artaxerxes II to seize the throne.
예문:
"Cyrus the Younger's campaign is famously documented in Xenophon's Anabasis."
"He died at the Battle of Cunaxa while attempting to overthrow his brother."