Cyrus carries a genuinely contested etymology, with scholars proposing links to the sun, to the throne, or to a word for far-sighted, and no single reading has settled the debate. Across all three threads runs an association with vision and prominence -- a name historically tied to founders and rulers rather than followers.
The Moon answers those who are ruled by Venus, and Venus answers those ruled by the Moon. - Picatrix (Andalusia, ~1000.AD)