King Cyrus The Great

King Cyrus The Great was a character in the bible and mini serie tv show of the same name remplacing King Darius in the Episode 'Survival" wich its talking of Daniel in the lion's den, in the tv  serie he was portrayed by Gerald Kyd

Story
He was arriving with his troops after King Nebuchadnezzard was imprisoned for crazyness, he was acclaimed by the babylonians and after Nebuchadnezzard death he became king, Daniel have fate in him and says to his friend that king Cyrus will save them and brought them to their lands again.

He was a great king and Daniel was his loyal advisor and have trust in him, wich result to the jealousy of his second advisor that think Daniel is a menace to him and his work and that he had bad influence on the king, one day his advisor then decide to trick him sign the new law.

Knowing that he promise to Daniel that he will let him have his fate on his god, his advisor tell him that he was more important then all of the gods on earth, wich he agreed and he finally seal the decreet that was saying that people have to not pray god for a month wich Daniel knew that the advisor trick the king, so, the people will have to pray the king instead of god.

Daniel decide to pray his god instead of Cyrus, Cyrus caught Daniel in the act and decide to put him in the lion's den wich he was feel with remorse after having bad dreams, when he sees that Daniel was alive was alive due to his god helping him calm the lions Cyrus get his fate back and realise that his advisor trick him and put him to the lion's den.

He did let the hebrew return home, but Daniel decide to stay in Babylon and still working for Cyrus as his trusted advisor.