Mandana

Intro she was a Median princess and later the queen consort of the Persian king Cambyses I and the mother of Cyrus the Great the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. her name likely originates from the Old Iranian Mandan which means delighting cheerful she was the daughter of Astyages. she gave birth to a son named Cyrus whom Astyages ordered to be executed by Harpagus However Harpagus handed the child over to a shepherd and lied to Astyages saying that Cyrus had been killed When Cyrus grew up his grandfather Astyages discovered that he was alive and allowed him to return to his parents in Persia. she and her son traveled to the court of Astyages where the adolescent Cyrus surprised his grandfather who decided to keep him at the court finally Astyages dreams and their interpretation became reality when Cyrus led the revolt that resulted in the overthrow of Astyages from the throne the fall of the Median kingdom and the rise of the Achaemenid Empire.she is really polite and strong with you.