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ID: 901000490
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000490
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Story of Croesus (Greek narratives)

Note: Tales, often fictional, of King Croesus. One of the most famous tales concerning Croesus is Herodotus’ account of the (fictitious) meeting of Croesus with the Athenian lawgiver Solon. Solon was said to have lectured his host on how good fortune, not wealth, was the basis of happiness.

Names:
Story of Croesus (Greek narratives) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek narratives> (P)
............Story of Croesus (Greek narratives) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... narratives (literary works)
.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
protagonist is .... Croesus (Lydian king, died ca. 546 BCE)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Story of Croesus (Greek narratives)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Croesus," accessed 17 July 2017

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