Otanes

Otanes (Greek: Ὀτάνης) is a name given to several figures that appear in the Histories of Herodotus. One or more of these figures may be the same person. Quotes Οὔτε γὰρ ἄρχειν οὔτε ἄρχεσθαι ἐθέλω. Fellow partisans, it is plain that one of us must be made king, ... but I shall not compete with you; I desire neither to rule nor to be ruled; but if I waive my claim to be king, I make this condition, that neither I nor any of my descendants shall be subject to any one of you. in Herodotus, Histories, 3.83, Complete Works of Herodotus, p. 216 External links Category:People from Persia