Oebares

Oebares was a Persian officer of Cyrus the Great (fl. c. 6th century BC[1]). When Cyrus sent Petisaces to bring Astyages to court from his satrapy, Oebares caused Petisaces to leave the old king Astyages to die in the desert, when this was discovered he proceeded to starve himself to death to avoid falling to an act of vengeance from Astyages' daughter.[2]

For the 5th century BC satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, see Oebares II.

He is mentioned in Photius' Bibliotheca.[3]

References
  1. R Waterfield - The Expedition of Cyrus (p.xxvii) Oxford University Press, 8 Sep 2005 ISBN 0191605042 [Retrieved 2015-0409]
  2. E Elder M.A. - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volume 3 J. Murray, 1873 (ed. William Smith) [Retrieved 2015-04-09]
  3. E Elder cites ap. Phot. Bibl.


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