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Diomedes

[ dahy-uh-mee-deez ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a Greek hero in the Trojan War.
  2. a Thracian king who fed his wild mares on human flesh and was himself fed to them by Hercules.


Diomedes

/ ˈdaɪəˌmɛd; ˌdaɪəˈmiːdiːz /

noun

  1. a king of Argos, and suitor of Helen, who fought with the Greeks at Troy
  2. a king of the Bistones in Thrace whose savage horses ate strangers
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They sang “Tu Cumpleaños,” penned by Diomedes Díaz, late maestro of the Colombian folk genre known as vallenato.

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On the Greek side, with Achilles gone, the two greatest champions were Ajax and Diomedes.

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He was of more than royal blood; his mother was Aphrodite herself, and when Diomedes wounded him she hastened down to the battlefield to save him.

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She hastened down to stand beside Diomedes and urge him to smite the terrible god and have no fear.

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Hercules slew Diomedes first and then drove off the mares unopposed.

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