Ardys II was the twenty-seventh king of Lydia, and second king of the Mermnad dynasty; see List of Kings of Lydia. He was succeeded by his son, Sadyattes. (Herodotus). This page lists Kings of Lydia, an ancient Kingdom in western Anatolia, based on the city of Sardis. ... Sadyattes, son of Ardys II, was King of Lydia from 624 BC to 610 BC. He was succeeded by his son Alyattes II. The Greeks nicknamed him Candaules, the dog-strangler, after a name of the Lydian god Hermes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...