is supposed by some to be the same as Darius the Mede. He was the son of Astyages, king of Media. He added seven provinces to his father's dominions, and made war against the Assyrians, whom Cyrus favoured.

CYEBEBE, a name of Cybele (from κυβελη, i.e. κυβελη or κυβερνη), because in the celebration of her festivals it was customary to feign, or at least to exhibit, a species of madness.