Otanes
historical figure · 2 works · 7 mentions · 20 anchored passages
Otanes son of Pharnaspes · Otanes son of Sisamnes · the Persian general Otanes
in the texts
The Histories
A well-born Persian who first detects the impostor Smerdis, organizes the conspiracy of seven, and later argues for popular rule in the constitutional debate.
To this Otanes replied, seeing Darius ' vehemence, “Since you force us to hurry and will tolerate no delay, tell us now yourself how we shall pass into the palace and attack them.
This Otanes was the first to guess that the Magus was not Cyrus ' son Smerdis and who, in fact, he was;
Otanes sent to this daughter, asking at what man's side she lay, with Smerdis, Cyrus ' son, or with some other?
The Rights of War and Peace
Persian noble in Herodotus's history, quoted defining absolute monarchy.
And in Herodutus, Otanes describes a monarch as one whose acts are not subject to controul.