# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gyges-of-lydia
# Generated: 2026-09-01T17:06:45.455Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gyges-of-lydia"
name: "Gyges of Lydia"
slug: "gyges-of-lydia"
description: "Gyges was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transform it into a powerful empire. Gyges reigned for 38 years according to Herodotus."
tagline: "King of Lydia, 7th century BC; subject of story by Herodotus leading to him marrying Candaules' wife Nyssia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gyges.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Models"
  slug: "models"
profileType:
  name: "Model"
  slug: "model"
deathDate: "-652"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.96
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.13633733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Gyges"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B3"
    title: "جوجس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%B3"
    title: "جيجس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Гігес"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Гигес"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Giges (Lidia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giges"
    title: "Giges"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BDg%C3%A9s"
    title: "Gýgés"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyges"
    title: "Gyges"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyges"
    title: "Gyges"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CF%8D%CE%B3%CE%B7%CF%82"
    title: "Γύγης"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyges_of_Lydia"
    title: "Gyges of Lydia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigeso"
    title: "Gigeso"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giges_de_Lidia"
    title: "Giges de Lidia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giges"
    title: "Giges"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B3"
    title: "ژیگس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyges_(Lyydia)"
    title: "Gyges (Lyydia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyg%C3%A8s"
    title: "Gygès"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%92%D7%A1"
    title: "גיגס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyges_dari_Lidia"
    title: "Gyges dari Lidia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giges_di_Lidia"
    title: "Giges di Lidia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gige_(Lidia)"
    title: "Gige (Lidia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%82%B2%E3%82%B9_(%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2)"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gîgês"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump