Cyrus was an ancient PERSIAN king who ruled from 559 to 530 BC. He was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, which was the first PERSIAN Empire. The crossword solutions for the term Cyrus are Medes (5 letters), PERSIAN (7 letters), Eaton (5 letters), PERSIA (6 letters), and Vance (5 letters). Medes were an ancient Iranian people who lived in the northwestern part of modern-day Iran. PERSIAN is the language spoken by the people of Iran. Eaton is a surname derived from the Old English word for 'river settlement'. PERSIA is the former name of Iran, and Vance is an English surname derived from the French word for 'MARSHLAND'.