Cebali'nus(Κεβαλῖνος), a brother of
Nicomachus, who lived on licentious terms with Dimnus, the author of the plot against the life
of Alexander the Great in B. C. 330. Nicomachus acquainted his
brother with the plot, and the latter revealed it to Philotas that he might lay it before the
king; but as Philotas neglected to do so for two days, Cebalinus mentioned it to Metron, one
of the royal pages, who immediately informed [Alexander](alexander-the-great-bio-1). Cebalinus was forthwith brought before the king, and orders were given to
arrest Dimnus. (Curt. 6.7; Diod.
17.79.) [PHILOTAS.]