Eurybotadas was the son of Tallus, from

Orchomenus (Boeotia) Orchomenus ( grc, Ὀρχομενός ''Orchomenos''), the setting for many early Greek myths, is best known today as a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece, that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. It is ofte ...

. He served as a member of Alexander's allied cavalry until the campaign reached

Ecbatana Ecbatana ( peo, 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 ''Hagmatāna'' or ''Haŋmatāna'', literally "the place of gathering" according to Darius I's inscription at Bisotun; Persian: هگمتانه; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭; Parthian: 𐭀𐭇� ...

in 330 BC. There he and his compatriots were discharged. On their return 329 BC, they made a dedication to

Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=Genitive case, genitive Aeolic Greek, Boeotian Aeolic and Doric Greek#Laconian, Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=Genitive case, genitive el, Δίας, ''D� ...

Soter in Orchomenus.

References

*Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel *IG vii.3206 Soldiers of Alexander the Great Ancient Boeotians {{AncientGreece-bio-stub