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    a matter for readers. Other parallels have been drawn with the Ring of Gyges in Plato's Republic, which conferred invisibility, though there is no suggestion...
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    University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-674-78925-8. Christopher Roosevelt (2009). The Archaeology of Lydia, from Gyges to Alexander. Cambridge University Press....
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    Expedition. Retrieved 14 March 2023. Roosevelt, Christopher (2009). The archaeology of Lydia, from Gyges to Alexander. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-62983-7...
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    "with a happy ending". Plato's Republic tells the story of the Ring of Gyges that gave its owner the power of invisibility, as Tolkien's One Ring did...
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  • Magical rings occur in classical legend, in the form of Plato's Ring of Gyges which grants the power of invisibility to its wearer, though there is no...
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  • The character was voiced by Terrence C. Carson from 2005 to 2013, with Christopher Judge taking over the role in 2018's continuation, also titled God of...
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    also for its own sake. To demonstrate the problem, he tells the story of Gyges, who – with the help of a ring that turns him invisible – achieves great...
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    fictional depictions of Invisibility is the Ring of Gyges described by Plato. According to the legend, Gyges of Lydia was a shepherd in the service of King...
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    defeated the Lydians and captured the Lydian capital, Sardis; the Lydian king Gyges died during this attack. After sacking Sardis, Tugdammi led the Cimmerians...
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  • attacked the kingdom of Lydia, whose king Gyges contacted the Neo-Assyrian Empire beginning in 667 BCE. Gyges soon defeated the Cimmerians in 665 BCE without...
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