賽勒斯

賽勒斯（波斯語：کوروش）又譯居魯士，是一個陽性人名，曾有數位波斯國王名為賽勒斯，例如居魯士二世、居魯士一世、小居魯士。很多古波斯語紀念碑和銘文中都出現過居魯士一名^[1]。一些作家曾稱居魯士這一人名與波斯語中的太陽有關但現代學界未接受這個說法。^[2]

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