Oebalus
King in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Oebalus, also spelled Oibalus or Oibalius, (/ˈɛbələs/; Ancient Greek: Οἴβαλος, Oíbalos) was a king of Sparta.
Family
Oibalus was the son of either Cynortas[1] or Argalus.[2] He was the second husband of Princess Gorgophone and thus son-in-law of the hero Perseus. With her or by the Naiad Bateia,[3] Oibalos fathered Tyndareus,[4][5][6] Icarius and Hippocoon, as well as a daughter, Arene, who married her half-brother Aphareus.[7][8] The nymph Pirene[9] and Hyacinth[10][11] were also called the daughter and son of Oebalius respectively. His grandchildren, the Dioscuri, were usually referred as Oibalids[12] or Oebalidae.[13]
Oebalus was often confused with Gorgophone's first husband, Perieres, son of Aeolus. They were separate people, usually unrelated though Oebalus was sometimes said to be Perieres's son.[3]
| Relation | Names | Sources | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesiod | Apollodorus | Dictys | Hyginus | Pausanias | Lucian | ||||
| Parentage | Perieres | ✓ | |||||||
| Argalus | ✓ | ||||||||
| Cynortas | ✓ | ||||||||
| Consort | Batia | ✓ | |||||||
| Gorgophone | ✓ | ||||||||
| Children | Tyndareus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Hippocoon | ✓ | ||||||||
| Icarius | ✓ | ||||||||
| Arene | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Hyacinthus | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Pirene | ✓ | ||||||||