Megabyzos
Family: Persian · Role: trusted associate of Gobryas · First appears: Book 3 · §65–70
After Otanes formed a group with trusted Persians, Gobryas brought in Megabyzos. When Dareios came to Susa, Megabyzos and the others resolved to associate him with their plan. Later, when Otanes argued for their course of action, Megabyzos urged rule by a few. In the twentieth month, a prodigy happened to Zopyros (elder), Megabyzos’s son.
Relationship record
Life events
- Otanes and five trusted Persians formed a group after accepting his proposal.(Book 3 · §65–70)
- With: Otanes Aspathines Gobryas Intaphrenes Hydarnes
- “Then Otanes took to him Aspathines and Gobryas, who were leading men among the Persians and also his own most trusted friends, and related to them the whole matter: and they, as it then appeared, had suspicions also themselves that it was so; and when Otanes reported this to them, they readily accepted his proposals.”
- Dareios joined the six Persians in their plan.(Book 3 · §65–70 · 📍 Susa)
- With: Otanes Aspathines Gobryas Intaphrenes Hydarnes Dareios
- “Accordingly when he came, the six men of the Persians resolved to associate Dareios also with themselves.”
Book 3 · §65–70
- with Gobryas (interaction) “Gobryas brought in Megabyzos”
- with Dareios (interaction) “Accordingly when he came, the six men of the Persians resolved to associate Dareios also with themselves.”
Book 3 · §78–82
- with Otanes (They advocate different forms of government.) “This was the opinion expressed by Otanes; but Megabyzos urged that they should entrust matters to the rule of a few, saying these words:”
- with Dareios (Dareios partly disagrees with Megabyzos's proposal.) “To me it seems that in those things which Megabyzos said with regard to the multitude he spoke rightly, but in those which he said with regard to the rule of a few, not rightly:”
Book 3 · §151–158
- child: Zopyros (elder) (The Megabyzos who helped slay the Magian is the father of the younger Zopyros.) “Then in the twentieth month there happened to Zopyros the son of that Megabyzos who had been of the seven men who slew the Magian, to this Zopyros, I say, son of Megabyzos there happened a prodigy”
Book 4 · §42–48
- child: Zopyros (elder) “Zopyros the son of Megabyzos”
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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.