Croesus was a Lydian King defeated by Persia's Cyrus the Great in 546 B.C. He was renowned for his great wealth. His kingdom was a surviving remnant of ancient Atlantean colonies scattered around the Mediterranean such as the Minoans on Crete and the Etruscans in Italy. Croesus represents the active male principle of Mars (war) softened by the female principle of Venus (love) He co-ordinates the activities of the Ascended Masters in the Brotherhood of Light with the Planetary Council.