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- proper noun An Old Persian male given name, particularly borne by Achaemenid kings of Persia.
Etymologies
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Otherwise called Cambyses the son and successor of Cyrus.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Otherwise called Cambyses the son and successor of Cyrus.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 15: 1 Esdras The Challoner Revision
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Otherwise called Cambyses the son and successor of Cyrus.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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She tore her dress and her hair, called Cambyses a monster, and every one who could possibly believe in the guilt of such people, infatuated or insane.
An Egyptian Princess — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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She tore her dress and her hair, called Cambyses a monster, and every one who could possibly believe in the guilt of such people, infatuated or insane.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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She tore her dress and her hair, called Cambyses a monster, and every one who could possibly believe in the guilt of such people, infatuated or insane.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867
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She tore her dress and her hair, called Cambyses a monster, and every one who could possibly believe in the guilt of such people, infatuated or insane.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867
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She tore her dress and her hair, called Cambyses a monster, and every one who could possibly believe in the guilt of such people, infatuated or insane.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867
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His own people called Cambyses a "despot" or "master," in contrast with Cyrus, whom they regarded as a "father," because, as
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Seeing Cambyses 'awful features grow a little milder at these words, the girl took fresh courage, and at last began to put loving words into her mistress's mouth which the latter had never uttered; professing that she herself had heard Nitetis a hundred times murmur the word "Cambyses" in her sleep with indescribable tenderness.
An Egyptian Princess — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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