Oebalus
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Oebalus, also spelled Oibalus or Oibalius, (; ) was a king of Sparta.
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In Greek mythology, Oebalus, also spelled Oibalus or Oibalius, (; ) was a king of Sparta.
== Family == Oibalus was the son of either Cynortas or Argalus. He was the second husband of Princess Gorgophone and thus son-in-law of the hero Perseus. With her or by the Naiad Bateia, Oibalos fathered Tyndareus, Icarius and Hippocoon, as well as a daughter, Arene, who married her half-brother Aphareus. The nymph Pirene and Hyacinth were also called the daughter and son of Oebalius respectively. His grandchildren, the Dioscuri, were usually referred as Oibalids or Oebalidae.