Gobryas

Gobryas (old Persian: Gaubaruva "beef-eater", Elamite: Kambarma) was a common name of several Persian noblemen. The English form Gobryas is derived from the Greek rendering of this name.

Gobryas (Cyrus the Great's general)

This Gobryas is mentioned in the Cyropedia of Xenophon as a general who helped in the conquering of Babylon.

The A.K. Grayson translation of the Nabonidus Chronicle based on that of T.G. Pinches, considers both the names Ugbaru and Gubaru found in the latter to be references to this Gobryas. However the names are distinct in the text and refer to two different individuals, the one called Gubaru being the ruler placed over Babylon thus corresponding to Cyaxares of the Cyropedia (and the Darius the Mede of the Bible) not Gobryas. Ugbaru remains a candidate for Gobryas being described as the ruler of the region of Gutium dying soon after the conquest of Babylon similarly to Xenophon's portrayel of Gobryas as an elderly "Assyrian" ruler.

Gobryas (the helper of Darius the Great)

One of the six helpers of Darius in killing Gaumāta in September 522 mentioned by Herodotus. He was appointed as Darius' lance carrier (arštibara). He is represented on the Behistun inscription and on Darius' tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam, as

Gobryas from Pâtišuvariš, the lance carrier of king Darius

Pâtišuvariš, is perhaps the mountainous region north of Alborz in northern Iran, probably Mazandaran. In the 521,he was sent to Elam,to defeat the rebel king Atamaita; after this, he served as satrap of Elam. Gobryas married to the sister of Darius, Artazostre or Radušdukda.

They had a son, Mardonius, one of the generals of Xerxes during campaign to Greece. Mardonius became the son-in-law of Darius I of Persia when he married Darius’ daughter Artozostra.

A daughter of Gobryas, from an earlier marriage, was married to Darius.

References

• T. Gaston, Historical Issues in the Book of Daniel, 2009

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