Erigyius (in
Greek
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Ἐριγυιoς; died 328 BC), a
Mytilenaean, son of Larichus, was an
officer
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in
Alexander the Great
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's
army
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. He had been driven into banishment by
Philip II Philip II may refer to:
* Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC)
* Philip II (emperor) (238–249), Roman emperor
* Philip II, Prince of Taranto (1329–1374)
* Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404)
* Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438-1497)
* Philip ...
, king of
Macedon
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, because of his faithful attachment to Alexander, and returned when the latter came to the throne in 336 BC. At the
battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC, he commanded the cavalry of the allies, as he did also when Alexander set out in 330 BC from
Ecbatana in pursuit of
Darius III. In the same year Erigyius was entrusted with the command of one of the three divisions with which Alexander invaded
Hyrcania
Hyrcania () ( el, ''Hyrkania'', Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 ''Varkâna'',Lendering (1996) Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 ''Gurgān'', Akkadian: ''Urqananu'') is a historical region composed of the land south-east of the Caspian ...
. He was also among the generals sent against
Satibarzanes
Satibarzanes ( Old Persian: ; Ancient Greek: ; died 330 BC), a Persian, was satrap of Aria under Darius III, king of Persia.
In 330 BC, Alexander the Great, marching through the borders of Aria on his way from Hyrcania against the Parthians, w ...
, whom he slew in battle with his own hand. In 329 BC, together with
Craterus and
Hephaestion, and with the assistance of
Aristander, a soothsayer, he endeavoured to dissuade Alexander from crossing the
Jaxartes river against the
Scythians. In 328 BC he fell in a battle against the
Bactrian fugitives.
References
*
Smith, William (editor); ''
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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''
"Erigyius" Boston
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, (1867)
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External links
Livius
by Jona Lendering
Pothos.orgErigyius, son of Larichus
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