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Brief mention of "Goliath" as a possible form of 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯𐤤𐤮 <walwetes>/Alyattēs: "Lion/Lion-ness" (derived abstract noun, not feminine) 😄

In Anatolian the equivalent of *wl̥kʷós means "lion" instead of "wolf", as in other branches. There are many names derived from welkʷ-/wl̥kʷós, across IE!

some:
July 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
4ksh4tr4.bsky.social
Fun fact: a Scythologist has argued that those "Lydian war dogs" of Alyattes were, in fact, Scythian warriors
mel.bzky.team yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · Jul 19
- Cimmerian general after getting his line broken by purpose-bred Lydian war dogs, ca. 600 BCE
readvesna.com Clever Mia @readvesna.com · Jul 19
(through gritted teeth) maybe warhound has some strengths
July 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
amarispage.bsky.social
New episode! Today's painting is of some of the first money on Earth, and it's related the story of King Midas' golden touch...

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The first money - Painting an ancient coin of King Alyattes... or was it the legendary King Midas?
YouTube video by Paint the Past
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June 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
mel.bzky.team
FOUND IT
The Cimmerians, a people of great bodily size, made war on Alyattes. He marched against them, and ordered his men to take into battle with them a number of large fierce dogs. When the dogs were released, they fell on the barbarians, as they would on a herd of wild beasts. They injured many of them, so as to disable them from action, and put the others to flight.
July 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
cccp.bsky.social
my irritating adult son Alyattes (20) got radicalized by right-wing online discourse. He keeps impaling his political opponents to consolidate his power base in central Anatolia. Also he tries to order grilled cheese off the "secret menu" at Nobu. He's a doofus but at least his patrimony is secure.
March 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
ommerdraven.unitedsyncretic.org
From the dawn of time sex workers have been not only performing their own labor.. but everybody else's job too!
There is in Lydis the tomb of Alyattes the father of Croesus, the base whereof is made of great stones and the rest of it of mounded earth. It was built by the men of the market and the artificers and the prostitutes. There remained till my time five corner-stones set on the top of the tomb, and on these was graven the record of the work done by each kind: and measurement showed that the prostitutes' share of the work was the greatest. Herodotus, the Histories, Book 1, Chapter 98
March 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
4ksh4tr4.bsky.social
See:
In Polyaenus' account of the defeat of the Cimmerians, he claimed that Alyattes used "war dogs" to expel them from Asia Minor, with the term "war dogs" being a Greek folkloric reinterpretation of young Scythian warriors who, following the Indo-European passage rite of the *Koryos, would ritually take on the role of wolf- or dog-warriors.
July 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
arahmangok.bsky.social
Rojhilatlı Siyasi Güçler İttifakı, 9 Mart'ta kararlaştırılan ittifak logosuna dair yaptıkları açıklamada, "Anıtın yapılma nedeni, Med kralı Kyaksar ile Lidya kralı Alyattes arasındaki barışın anısını yaşatmaktır" denildi. mezopotamyaajansi44.com/tum-haberler...
Rojhilat İttifak’ından logo açıklaması: Med ve Lidyalılar arasındaki barışın anısıdır
Rojhilatlı Siyasi Güçler İttifakı, 9 Mart'ta kararlaştırılan ittifak logosuna dair yaptıkları açıklamada,
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March 10, 2026 at 7:17 AM
chapps.bsky.social
For those of you who celebrate it - and even for the weirdos who don’t! - here’s some gorgeous ancient art in celebration of #WorldLionDay. 😉 🦁 🏺

Info in the ALT text, all available for download in high res on my Flickr account at www.flickr.com/photos/chapp....

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A magnificent set of cast-bronze fittings (the heads of four wolves, three lions, and one panther) were salvaged in 1895 from the remains of Caligula's so-called pleasure barge, the 'prima nave', the first of two ships to be excavated from Lake Nemi. This is one of the cylindrical lion head caps which crowned the long shafts of the side-rudders. There's some debate about whether the rings were used to secure the ship to the dock, or whether they were ornamental or used for hanging garlands. As to the remainder of the bronze animal protomes on the prima nave, the big cats (lions and a panther) adorned the main crosswise structures of the ship, the wolves the lengthwise structures. The lions have a tamer appearance whilst the wolves are fiercer: their bared teeth, taut muscles and small lowered ears give these animals a proud beauty, exalted by the use of bronze. Standing out in this group is the panther, whose spotted coat is rendered by damascening, a special artistic metal-working technique used to obtain a multicoloured decoration; in this case sheets of copper and tin have been inserted onto the metal surface. Age of Caligula (37 - 41 CE). Bronze, lost-wax casting, finished by hand with burin and chisel Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome The Assyrian Empire fell before the combined onslaughts of Babylonians and Medes in 614 and 612 BCE. In the empire's final days, Nabopolassar (r. 625–605 BCE), who had been in Assyrian service, established a new dynasty with its capital in Babylon. During the reign of his son, Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 604–562 BCE), the Neo-Babylonian empire reached its peak. This was largely attributable to Nebuchadnezzar's ability as a statesman and general. He maintained friendly relations with the Medes in the east while vying successfully with Egypt for the control of trade on the eastern Mediterranean coast. He is well known as the biblical conqueror who deported the Jews to Babylon after the capture of Jerusalem. During this period Babylon became the city of splendor described by Herodotus and the Old Testament Book of Daniel. Because stone is rare in southern Mesopotamia, molded glazed bricks were used for building and Babylon became a city of brilliant color. Relief figures in white, black, blue, red, and yellow decorated the city's gates and buildings. The main street of Babylon ran past the city's ziggurat, the royal palaces, perhaps the still-unlocated Hanging Gardens, and out through the Ishtar Gate to the Akitu House, where the city god Marduk ritually defeated the forces of chaos in the Babylonian New Year festival. The walls of this Processional Way were lined with colorful low-relief images of striding lions (sacred to Ishtar), and the gate itself with bulls (sacred to Adad) and Mushhushu snake-dragons (sacred to Marduk). Made of glazed bricks, they formed one of the most spectacular aspects of the city rebuilt by King Nebuchadnezzar Il in the 6th century BCE. This style of decoration was copied by the Achaemenid Persians a century later for their palaces and city gates. From the Processional Way, Babylon (Iraq) Glazed polychrome bricks Neo-Babylonian period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BCE Met Museum, New York (31.13.1), at the Getty Villa Museum In the center of this sima (a projecting molding from the edge of a roof) is a waterspout fashioned in the shape of a lion's head. The lion’s mouth is open, revealing its teeth, and its tongue projects. The head is surrounded by a thick mane. On either side are inverted lotus and half-palmettes in relief. Some remains of pigments - particularly the white ground - can still be detected. In classical architecture, a sima is the upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter. The term "sima" comes from the Greek simos, meaning bent upwards. A lateral sima runs along the horizontal edges and is broken by downspouts to let out rainwater. Terracotta simas, like this one, have repeating patterns that are easy to reproduce with molds. They would have been brightly painted when new. Lion's heads were common, but ram and dog heads also existed. These animal heads may have served as religious symbolism, or as puns on the structure's geographic location. Greek, South Italian, Metapontum, ca. 425-400 BCE. Terracotta with polychromy. Getty Villa Museum (71.AD.449) From the ancient kingdom of Lydia, this electrum (a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver) coin is no bigger than a fingernail. Worth 1/3 stater, it represents the beginning of coinage in the world, just edging out coinage production in India and China. Dated to about 600 BCE, it would have been made during the reign of King Alyattes (r. 619-560 BCE), under whose rule the first coins were minted. It's no exaggeration to say that all subsequent coins - up through the modern day - are based on the Lydian stater. The first Lydian staters were about the same size but blank. They rapidly gained decoration, and the lion featured on many of the denominations. This particular coin depicts a lion's head in profile, its mouth open in a roar, a sunburst symbol above. The lion was the symbol of Lydia's capital city of Sardis, where this coin was minted. A tiny bit of copper was added to the electrum blend in order for these coins to appear golden - electrum is naturally a whiter metal. King Croesus (r. 560-547 BCE), Alyattes' successor - yes, *that* Croesus - decided to improve upon the electrum coin by introducing highly pure gold and silver staters. These coins had the advantage of a more definite intrinsic value of their underlying metals, whereas electrum's worth was more difficult to calculate due to the mix of metals. This particular coin was the most common fractional coin within this system, the third-stater, or trite, which — just as it sounds — was one-third the weight of the stater. Some sources have surmised that the value of a third-stater amounted to a month's subsistence; others have placed its monetary worth somewhat lower. In addition to thirds, there were also sixth-staters, twelfth-staters, as well as staters in fractions of 1/24, 1/48, and 1/96. Trite, or third-stater, electrum, struck in Sardis, Lydia (part of modern-day Turkey), about 600-560 BCE. Getty Villa Museum, on loan from the American Numismatic Society (1944.100.48851)
August 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
jamieroxxartist.bsky.social
Today in History:
May 28, 585 BC – A #solareclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist #Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the #BattleofHalys, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
May 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
foxgrrl.northsky.social
"Cicero mentions that Thales was the first man to successfully predict a solar eclipse during the reign of Astyages, the last king of the Median empire. Pliny the Elder mentions as well that Thales had predicted a solar eclipse during the reign of Alyattes of Lydia."
April 8, 2024 at 1:22 AM
dmyoungblood.bsky.social
Woohoo! Today, I wrote almost 1350 words on my Oracle of Delphi WIP - the first I've been able to write since getting sick last month. Now the total WC is up to 356K. (Would have done more except I needed to fill some gaps for Solon, Megara, Salamis, and Alyattes.)
January 22, 2024 at 10:10 PM
oyatsumaster.bsky.social
2026年5月14日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、古代都市サルディス（Σάρδεις；Sardis）の丘陵地の階段状の造成は、リュディア王国の紀元前7世紀後半～前6世紀前半のアリュアッテス（Αλυάττης；Alyattes）の治世に造成。伝説的なクロイソス王（Κροῖσος；Croesus）よりさかのぼる。
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2,600-Year-Old Sardis Stepped Terraces Reveal How Lydia Built a Royal City Before Croesus | Anatolian Archaeology
Sardis stepped terraces reveal how Lydian builders shaped a royal city under King Alyattes, laying the architectural groundwork...
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August 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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How the Lydian Lion Changed the Way Humans Bartered | TheCollector
King Alyattes is credited with creating the Lydian Lion coin around 600 BCE, which changed how trade was undertaken.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
randomhistory.bsky.social
May 28th is the day in 585 BC that a solar eclipse occurs while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce.
May 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
randomhistory.bsky.social
May 28th is the day in 585 BC that a solar eclipse occurs while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce.
May 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
izamiszczak.bsky.social
New research at Sardis reveals that Lydian builders created sophisticated stepped urban terraces under King Alyattes before the famous palace platforms of Croesus.

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2,600-Year-Old Stepped Terraces at Sardis Reveal the Engineering Behind Lydia’s Power and Wealth - Arkeonews
New research at Sardis reveals that Lydian builders created sophisticated stepped urban terraces under King Alyattes before the famous palace
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May 13, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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fuck Alyattes
December 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Now Playing on https://www.ProgRock.com Coin of Alyattes [2025: Electrum] by Alan Davey #progrock
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June 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Now Playing on https://www.ProgRock.com Coin of Alyattes [2025: Electrum] by Alan Davey #progrock
Now Playing on https://www.ProgRock.com Coin of Alyattes [2025: Electrum] by Alan Davey #progrock
May 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
revolutioantiquity.bsky.social
📍 La Batalla del Eclipse - 28 de Mayo de 585 a.C
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🤓 Se produce un eclipse solar previsto por Tales de Mileto, mientras Alyattes II está librando una batalla contra Ciáxares.

#revolutionofantiquity#antique#antiquity#arte#archaeology#classics#arte
May 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
revolutioantiquity.bsky.social
📍 La Batalla del Eclipse - 28 de Mayo de 585 a.C

🤓 Mientras Alyattes II está librando una batalla contra Ciáxares. Según Heródoto, la aparición de un eclipse solar en el momento de la batalla fue interpretada como un presagio, e interrumpió la batalla
#antique #antiquity #arte#archaeology
May 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
devrimzamani5.bsky.social
Rojhilatlı Siyasi Güçler İttifakı, 9 Mart'ta kararlaştırılan ittifak logosu, "Med kralı Kyaksar ile Lidya kralı Alyattes arasındaki barışın anısını yaşatmak" amacıyla düzenlendi.
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March 10, 2026 at 8:19 AM
onthisdayhistory.bsky.social
📜 On This Day

In -585, today: A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, happening during the Battle of the Eclipse between Alyattes and Cyaxares, leading to a truce.
#OnThisDay #WorldHistory
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A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal da
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May 28, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Alyattes Tümülüsü: Antik Dünyanın Keops’u Aşan Dev Anıtı www.insanokur.org/alyattes-tum...
Alyattes Tümülüsü: Antik Dünyanın Keops’u Aşan Dev Anıtı – insanokur
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October 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM