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Gobryas (general), a Cyrus II general who helped in the conquering of Babylon. Gobryas (father of Mardonius), father of Mardonius and lance-bearer of Darius I. Gobryas, a Persian magus and philosopher who has been mentioned by Xanthus of Lydia.
Most scholars view this Darius as a literary fiction, but some have tried to harmonize the Book of Daniel with history by identifying him with various known figures, notably Cyrus, Cyaxares, or Gobryas, the general who was first to enter Babylon when it fell to the Persians in 539 BCE.
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Gobryas, as shown on the tomb of Darius the Great. Gobryas was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius the Great become king (September 522 BC). As a reward for his help, Gobryas was appointed Darius' lance carrier ( arštibara ).
Dec 15, 2001 · Gobryas’ close family ties with Darius and his active involvement in the latter’s seizure of power (given in great detail by Herodotus 3.70-78) explain why he held such an outstanding position as the royal spear-bearer and was entrusted with the suppression of Elam, and why his son Mardonius, being the king’s nephew, brother-in-law, and ...
Jan 1, 2008 · Darius himself, described in Daniel 5:31 as “Darius the Median,” is properly identified as Gobryas or Gubaru, a governor of Babylon appointed by Cyrus the supreme monarch of the empire of the Medes and the Persians.
It appears from the account given by Daniel that Darius the Mede was the sovereign appointed to rule over Babylonia after the death of Belshazzar. Cyrus, after the capture of Babylon, appointed a man named Gubaru (Gobryas) as his governor at Babylon. Can he and Darius the Mede be the same person?
A similar, fifth alliance was concluded between Darius and Gobryas, another conspirator. Darius was already married to one of Gobryas' daughters, who would give birth to Artobazanes, Ariabignes, and a daughter. After his accession, the new king married his sister Artozostre or Radušdukda to Gobryas.
