Gyges

[ jahy-jeez ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ dʒiz /

noun Greek Mythology.

Also Gy·es

[jahy-eez] /ˈdʒaɪ iz/. one of the Hecatonchires.

a shepherd who found a ring making its wearer invisible. Invited by the king of Lydia secretly to view his beautiful wife naked, Gyges was incited by her to kill the king and seize the throne. During his reign, allegedly, coinage was invented.

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The shadow of calamity had, however, fallen upon Lydia towards the close of Gyges' long reign.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media |George Rawlinson
Gyges takes the city but not the citadel of Colophon; according to Athenæus (p. 256) he concluded a friendly treaty with Colophon.

The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI) |Max Duncker
Gyges endeavoured to awaken the military instincts of his subjects.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 8 (of 12) |G. Maspero
Such are the accounts given by the Greeks of the deeds of Gyges.

The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI) |Max Duncker

Each one of those beads fell upon the heart of Gyges as a drop of molten lead falls upon water.

King Candaules |Thophile Gautier

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Gyges

noun Greek Mythology.

Example sentences from the Web for gyges