Cebalinus
Cebalinus or Kebalinos (Ancient Greek: Κεβαλῖνος) was a Macedonian who lived at the time of Alexander the Great. He was the brother of Nicomachus, the eromenos of Dimnus, who instigated a plot against Alexander in 330 BC. When Dimnus revealed the plot to Nicomachus, Nicomachus revealed it to Cebalinus. Cebalinus reported this plot to Philotas, but when on the day of the planned assassination, Philotas had still not told Alexander, he also told Metro, a royal page. Metro reported the plot to Alexander, and took Cebalinus to see him.
References
[edit]- Davidson, James, The Greeks and Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece, pp. 370–1
- Lane Fox, Robin, Alexander the Great, p. 283
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Cebalinus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.