Mandana Misra
Mandana may refer to *Mandana (given name) *Mandane of Media, 6th century BCE princess of Media *Mandana Paintings Mandana paintings are wall and floor paintings of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, India. Mandana are drawn to protect home and hearth, welcome gods into the house and as a mark of celebrations on festive occasions. Meena women in the Hadoti a ...

Mandana (given Name)
Mandana is a given name of the following people *Mandana Dayani, American branding, technology, and fashion expert * Mandana Jones, British actress *Mandana Karimi, Iranian actress and model *Abigail Mandana Holmes Christensen (1852–1938), American collector of folklore *Maṇḍana Miśra, 8th century Hindu philosopher *Mandana Moghaddam Mandana Moghaddam is an Iranian-Sweden, Swedish contemporary visual artist whose Installation art, installation work was most notably exhibited in the 51st Venice Biennale. Affected by the Iranian Revolution, Moghaddam was granted asylum in Goth ..., Iranian-Swedish visual artist * Mandana Seyfeddinipur, Iranian linguist * Mandana Coleman Thorp (1843-1916), American Civil War nurse, singer, patriot; public official {{given name ...
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Mandane Of Media
: Mandana of Media ( Old Iranian: ''Mandanā'') was a Shahbanu of Media and, later, the Queen consort of Cambyses I of Anshan and mother of Cyrus the Great, ruler of Persia's Achaemenid Empire. Etymology The name ''Mandane'' is a Latinized form derived from the Greek Μανδάνη, ''Mandánē'', itself from the Old Iranian name ''*Mandanā-'' which means ''delighting'' and ''cheerful''. Mandana in Herodotus' histories According to Herodotus, Mandane was the daughter of Astyages, King of Media. Shortly after her birth, Herodotus reports that Astyages had a strange dream where his daughter urinated so much that Asia would flood. He consulted the magians who interpreted the dream as a warning that Mandane's son would overthrow his rule. To forestall that outcome, Astyages betrothed Mandane to the vassal prince, Cambyses I of Anshan, “a man of good family and quiet habits”, whom Astyages considered no threat to the Median throne. Astyages had a second dream when M ...
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