41. In Greek and Persian cultures the name of Croesus became a synonym for a wealthy man. 42. It became clear that the powerful empire destroyed by the war was Croesus 's own. 43. While in Sardis, Croesus sent out requests for his allies to send aid to Lydia. 44. A large sum of gold was deposited within the treasury at the time by king Croesus . 45. So Croesus relented, and Atys was killed by a spear thrown by a fellow hunter. 46. Once Cyrus and Croesus return, they battle the Massagetian force defeating them and capturing Spargapises. 47. As if to defend Croesus 'honor, the Dow immediately stormed to record altitudes in September. 48. "The loving kindness of Croesus fadeth not away, " wrote the poet Pindar. 49. "Onassis is as beautiful as Croesus , " she declared when he married Kennedy. 50. His son Adrastus accidentally killed his own brother and fled to Lydia where Croesus gave him asylum.
