person
Diomedes
A Greek hero of the Trojan War who, in legend, wandered after the war and founded cities in southern Italy.
Reading notes
- Consolation to His Mother Helvia §7 Diomedes
Greek warrior of the Iliad who, after Troy, was scattered like many victors and settled in Italy.
- The Trojan Women §1139 Diomedes
The Thracian king who fed strangers to his man-eating horses, a byword for cruelty.