Ophellas or Ophelas of Pella in Macedonia was later a king of Cyrene ; his father's name was Silenus. He was considered as one of the closest friends of Alexander the Great. He appears to have accompanied his expedition in Asia, but his name is first mentioned as a trierarch of the fleet on the Indus 327 BC. After the death of Alexander, he followed the fortunes of Ptolemy I Soter , by whom he was sent, in 322 BC, at the head of a considerable army, to take advantage of the civil war which had b… (More on Ophellas)