Diomedes

Diomedes in Wikipedia

Diomedes or Diomed (Greek: Διομήδης, Diomēdēs; English translation: "God-like cunning" or "advised by Zeus") is a hero in Greek mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War. He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's 'Iliad' Diomedes is regarded...

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Diomedes in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Διομήδης). 1. A son of Tydeus and Deipyle, the husband of Aegialeia, and the successor of Adrastus in the kingdom of Argos, though he was descended from an Aetolian family. (Apollod. 1.8.5, &c.) The Homeric tradition about him is as follows :- -His father Tydeus fell in the expedition against Thebes, while Diomedes was yet a boy (II. 6.222...

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