text: This ruler's dream of his son's death by an iron spear was fulfilled by an errant throw from the Phrygian exile Adrastus during a boar hunt.
full_question: This ruler's dream of his son's death by an iron spear was fulfilled by an errant throw from the Phrygian exile Adrastus during a boar hunt. This man's father fought the Medes at a battle that coincided with a solar eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus. This son of Alyattes is prominent in Book I of Herodotus' Histories, which relates how he allied with Amasis of Egypt and Nabonidus of Babylon for his best-known campaign. This man skirmished with his enemy at Pteria along the Halys River, which was followed by a crushing defeat at Thymbra and the siege of this man's capital at Sardis. This ruler misinterpreted the Oracle of Delphi's warning that a mighty empire would fall if he attacked Persia. For 10 points, name this wealthy king of Lydia who was defeated by Cyrus the Great.
first_sentence: This ruler's dream of his son's death by an iron spear was fulfilled by an errant throw from the Phrygian exile Adrastus during a boar hunt.
raw_answer: Croesus [KREE-sus]