Nicanor (son of Parmenion)
Nicanor (/naɪˈkeɪnər/; Greek: Nικάνωρ Nīkā́nōr; died 330 BC), son of Parmenion, was a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great.He is first mentioned at the passage of the Danube river, in the expedition of Alexander against the Getae, 335, when he led the phalanx.[1] But during the expedition into Asia he appears to have uniformly held the chief command of the body of troops called the Hypaspists (υπασπισται) shield-bearers or foot-guards, numbering three units of 1,000 men.We find him mentioned, as holding this post, in the three great battles of the Granicus, of Issus, and of Gaugamela.His death at this juncture was considered a fortunate event, as it prevented him from participating either in the designs or the fate of his brother Philotas.