Gobryas (father of Mardonius)

Gobryas (Ancient Greek: Γοβρύας; Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 g-u-b-ru-u-v, reads as Gaub(a)ruva?

He is represented on the Behistun inscription and on Darius' tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam, as:[3] Gaubaruva \ Pâtišuvariš \ Dârayavahauš \ xšâyathiyahyâ \ arštbara Gobryas from Pâtišuvariš, the lance carrier of king Darius.

[3][4]Pâtišuvariš may be the mountainous region north of Alborz in northern Iran, probably Mazandaran.

Gobryas married the sister of Darius,[8] known variously as Artazostre or Radušdukda[citation needed].

Their son Mardonius, was the Commander-in-Chief of the armies of Xerxes I in the Second Persian invasion of Greece, married Darius' daughter Artazostre.

"The struggle between Gobryas and the false Smerdis ", 19th century print.
Darius I , and five other conspirators, including Gobryas, invoking the sun to become King.