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Diomedes

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Also known as Tydeiades, Tydeides

thumb|Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin.

Key facts

Deity.type
Greek
Deity.image
Diomedes Louvre Ma890 n3.jpg
Deity.caption
Diomedes, King of Argos – Roman copy of a statue by Kresilas from c. 430 BC. Louvre, Paris
Deity.siblings
Comaetho
Deity.name
Diomedes
Deity.consort
Aegiale
Deity.abode
Argos
Deity.deity_of
King of Argos
Deity.member_of
the Achaeans
Deity.parents
Tydeus and Deipyle
Deity.other_names
Diomede

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Early myths
  • Trojan War
  • In Aulis
  • Palamedes
  • In the ''Iliad''
  • Book V
  • Book VI
  • Book VII
  • Book VIII
  • Book IX
  • Book X
  • Book XI
  • Book XIV
  • Book XXIII
  • Role as Athena's favored warrior
  • Posthomerica
  • The Palladium
  • The Wooden Horse
  • After the Trojan War
  • After the fall of Troy
  • Life in Italy
  • Cities founded by Diomedes
  • Hero cult of Diomedes
  • Death
  • Immortality
  • Afterlife
  • Troilus and Cressida legend
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

thumb|Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin.

Diomedes () or Diomede (; ) is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diomedes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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