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Adusius
Native name	Αδούσιος
Allegiance	Cyrus the Great
Other work	Satrap of Caria

Adusius (Old Persian Āδušya, Ancient Greek Αδούσιος) was, according to the account of Xenophon in his Cyropaedeia, sent by Cyrus the Great with an army into Caria, to put an end to the feuds which existed in the country. He afterwards assisted Hystaspes in subduing Phrygia, and was made satrap of Caria, as the inhabitants had requested.^[1]^[2]

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^ Xenophon, Cyropaedeia vii. 4. § 1, &c., viii. 6. § 7
^ Smith, William (1867), "Adusius", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Adusius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

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Dynasts of Lycia	Kheziga Kybernis Kuprlli Harpagus Teththiweibi Kheriga Kherei Arbinas Artembares Artumpara Mithrapata Perikle
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