Diomedes
a Greek hero in the Trojan War.
a Thracian king who fed his wild mares on human flesh and was himself fed to them by Hercules.
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How to use Diomedes in a sentence
With his large and wearisome picture of “Hercules causing Diomedes to be devoured by his own Horses” he sealed his own fate.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherThe eighth labour was to obtain the mares of Diomedes, king of the Bistones, in Thrace, which fed upon human flesh.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantThe Greeks, aware of this prediction, sent Diomedes and Ulysses to carry it away during the night—a feat which they accomplished.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantThe ambassadors return from the city of Diomedes and report that he praises Æneas and counsels submission (263-336).
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilDiomedes no doubt figured in the story of the second attack upon Thebes.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
British Dictionary definitions for Diomedes
Diomede or Diomed (ˈdaɪəˌmɛd)
/ (ˌdaɪəˈmiːdiːz) /
a king of Argos, and suitor of Helen, who fought with the Greeks at Troy
a king of the Bistones in Thrace whose savage horses ate strangers
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