page_title: Harpagus
hierarchical_section_title: Harpagus
caption_attribution_description: English: General Harpagos
context_page_description: Harpagus, also known as Harpagos or Hypargus, was a Median general from the 6th century BC, credited by Herodotus as having put Cyrus the Great on the throne through his defection during the battle of Pasargadae.
context_section_description: Harpagus, also known as Harpagos or Hypargus (Ancient Greek Ἅρπαγος; Akkadian: Arbaku), was a Median general from the 6th century BC, credited by Herodotus as having put Cyrus the Great on the throne through his defection during the battle of Pasargadae.
caption: General Harpagus, behind Cyrus the Great (18th century tapestry).
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