. "Astyages (spelled by Herodotus as \u1F08\u03C3\u03C4\u03C5\u03AC\u03B3\u03B7\u03C2 \u2013 Astyages; by Ctesias as Astyigas; by Diodorus as Aspadas; Akkadian: I\u0161tumegu) was the last king of the Median Empire, r. 585 BCE-550 BCE, the son of Cyaxares; he was dethroned in 550 BCE by his own grandson, Cyrus the Great. His name derives from the Old Iranian Rishti Vaiga, which means \"swinging the spear, lance-hurler.\""@en . "King"@en . "Astyages"@en . "-585Z"^^ . . . . .