Andragoras (3rd Century BC)
Andragoras is the name of two Hellenistic satraps: *Andragoras (Seleucid satrap) (died 238 BCE), also known as Narisanka *Andragoras (4th century BC) :''Not to be mistaken for Andragoras, a Seleucid satrap of around 250 BC.'' Andragoras the Parthian ( el, Ανδραγόρας) seems to have been a satrap of Alexander from 331 BC in the area of Parthia (Justin, xii. 4). According to Justin, he ...

Andragoras (Seleucid Satrap)
:''Not to be mistaken for Andragoras, a satrap of Alexander from 331 BC, also in the area of Parthia.'' Andragoras ( el, Ἀνδραγόρας; died 238 BC) was an Iranian satrap of the Seleucid provinces of Parthia and Hyrcania under the Seleucid rulers Antiochus I Soter and Antiochus II Theos. He later revolted against his overlords, ruling independently from 245 BC till his death. Biography The background of Andragoras is obscure. His name may have been a Greek translation of the Old Persian ''Narisanka'' and Avestan ''nairya-sanha-'' (one of the messengers of Ahura Mazda). A Greek inscription from Hyrcania (Gurgan) written before 266 BC makes mention of a certain Andragoras of lesser status who was presumably the same person before he was appointed satrap. The name of Andragoras is uncommon, and the only other reportage of the name is in the Greek papyri from Ptolemaic Egypt, thus the identification of the two is not far-fetched. Andragoras was later appointed governor of the ...
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