Darius

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Darius (in Persian داريوش (Darayavahus)) is a common Persian male name. Three kings of the ancient Achaemenid Empire of Persia were name Darius:

Darius the Great or Darius I of Persia.
Darius II of Persia
Darius III of Persia

as well as several other kings:

Darius of Media Atropatene appears to have been an Arsacid satrap.
Darius of Pontus, was briefly put in charge of Pontus after the death of his father Parnaces II of Pontus.
Darius the Mede named as "King of Babylon" in the Book of Daniel, variously identified (sometimes assumed to be Gubaru).

Darius can also be:

A popular Lithuanian first name (e.g. Darius Kasparaitis, who is a NHL player)
Darius McCrary, American actor
Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
Darius Danesh, more popularly known as just "Darius", an Iranian-Scottish singer and former Pop Idol contestant
Darius Salimi, A Track and Field athlete
Donovin Darius, an NFL player
Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot
Darius, an underground goth rock band
*Darius, lead singer of the band listed above
Darius (arcade game), one of a series of video games
Darius, an Immortal from the
Darius Mehrjui, Iranian film director.

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