Oebalus

For the genus of true bugs, seeOebalus (bug).

InGreek mythology,Oebalus,also spelledOibalusorOibalius,(/ˈɛbələs/;Ancient Greek:Οἴβαλος,Oíbalos) was a king ofSparta.

Family

Oibalus was the son of eitherCynortasorArgalus.He was the second husband of PrincessGorgophoneand thus son-in-law of the heroPerseus.With her or by theNaiadBateia,Oibalos fatheredTyndareus,IcariusandHippocoon,as well as a daughter, Arene, who married her half-brotherAphareus.The nymphPireneandHyacinthwere also called the daughter and son of Oebalius respectively. His grandchildren, the Dioscuri, were usually referred as Oibalidsor Oebalidae.

Oebalus was often confused with Gorgophone's first husband,Perieres,son ofAeolus.They were separate people, usually unrelated though Oebalus was sometimes said to be Perieres’ son.

Comparative table of Oebalus' family

Relation	Names	Sources
		Hesiod	Apollodorus		Dictys	Hyginus	Pausanias		Lucian
Parentage	Perieres		✓
	Argalus				✓
	Cynortas						✓
Consort	Batia		✓
	Gorgophone						✓
Children	Tyndareus	✓	✓		✓	✓
	Hippocoon		✓
	Icarius		✓
	Arene			✓		✓		✓
	Hyacinthus					✓			✓
	Pirene							✓

References

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