Diomedes

Part of the Epigoni’s expedition against Thebes. A Suitor of Helen. Leads the Argives in the Trojan War.

Genealogy

Deipyle

Tydeus

Aegialia

Groups
  1. Argive Leaders
  2. Epigoni
  3. Suitors of Helen
  4. Trojan War
Places
  1. Aegina
  2. Arcadia
  3. Argos
  4. Asine
  5. Eion
  6. Epidaurus
  7. Hermione
  8. Lemnos
  9. Mases
  10. Oenoe
  11. Peloponnese
  12. Sparta
  13. Thebes
  14. Tiryns
  15. Troezen
  16. Troy
Events
  1. Diomedes kills Rhesus
  2. Diomedes born
  3. Diomedes and Alcmaeon in Argos
  4. Diomedes and Alcmaeon kill the sons of Agrius
  5. Diomedes gives the kingdom of Thebes to Andraemon
  6. Diomedes and Oeneus go to the Peleponnese
  7. Oeneus is killed by the remaining sons of Agrius
  8. Diomedes takes Oeneus’ body to Argos
  9. Diomedes buries Oeneus
  10. Diomedes goes to war against Thebes
  11. Diomedes goes to war against Troy
  12. Diomedes wounds Aphrodite
  13. Diomedes and Glaucus exchange arms
  14. The Greeks decide to send Odysseus and Diomedes among the Trojans as spies
  15. Odysseus and Diomedes sneak into the Trojan camp
  16. Agamemnon, Diomedes, Odysseus, Eurypylus and Machaon are wounded
  17. Diomedes wins the chariot race at Patroclus’ funeral games
  18. Diomedes wins the foot-race in Achilles’ funeral games
  19. Odysseus tries to persuade Philoctetes to rejoin the Greek forces
  20. Odysseus and Diomedes bring the Palladium to the Greeks
  21. Greek kings compete to marry Helen
  22. Agamemnon sacrifices a bull to Zeus
  23. Agamemnon prays to Zeus that he might kill Hector
  24. Diomedes and the Argives send ships to Troy
  25. Agamemnon criticizes Diomedes for not returning to the fight
  26. Sthenelus defends himself and Sthenelus’ from Agamemnon’s criticism
  27. Diomedes is stirred to action in battle by Agamemnon’s criticism
  28. Athena inspires Diomedes to fight more intensely
  29. Phegeus and Idaios attack Diomedes
  30. Diomedes kills Phegeus
  31. Hephaestus saves Idaios from Diomedes by wrapping him in a cloud of darkness
  32. Diomedes subjects the Trojan ranks to a great onslaught
  33. Pandarus wounds Diomedes with an arrow
  34. Diomedes prays to Athena that he may kill Pandarus
  35. Athena answers Diomedes’ prayer and grants him the ability to see the difference between gods and men
  36. Athena tells Diomedes to wound Aphrodite if he sees her on the field of battle
  37. Diomedes kills Astynous
  38. Diomedes kills Abas
  39. Diomedes kills Polyidus
  40. Diomedes kills Xanthus
  41. Diomedes kills Thoon
  42. Diomedes kills Echemmon
  43. Diomedes kills Chromius
  44. Diomedes kills Pandarus
  45. Aeneas is wounded by Diomedes while guarding the corpse of Pandarus
  46. Diomedes attacks and wounds Aphrodite
  47. Diomedes attacks Aeneas three times, and three times Apollo defends him
  48. Athena taunts Diomedes for nursing his wound instead of fighting and tells him to attack Ares
  49. Athena joins Diomedes in his chariot
  50. Diomedes attacks and wounds Ares
  51. Glaucus and Diomedes engage in single combat
  52. Glaucus and Diomedes declare a truce and exchange their armour
  53. Diomedes kills Axylos and Kalesios
  54. Agamemnon, Diomedes, the two Ajaxes, Idomeneus, Meriones, Eurypylus, Thoas, and Odysseus all rise to challenge Hector
  55. Nestor tells Agamemnon, Diomedes, the two Ajaxes, Idomeneus, Meriones, Eurypylus, Thoas, and Odysseus to cast lots to decide who will be the Achaean champion
  56. The Achaean chieftains pray to Zeus
  57. Diomedes rejects Paris’ offer to restore the treasure of Helen to the Achaeans
  58. Diomedes asks Odysseus to help him defend Nestor
  59. Diomedes attempts to rescue Nestor from Hector’s onslaught
  60. Diomedes and Nestor attack Hector
  61. Diomedes’ spear misses Hector
  62. Diomedes kills Hector’s charioteer, Eniopeus
  63. Hector appoints Arkheptolemos as his new charioteer
  64. Zeus hurls a thunderbolt at Diomedes’ horses
  65. Nestor reasons with Diomedes to retreat
  66. Diomedes retreats from Hector
  67. Hector taunts Diomedes, promising he will be his doom
  68. Diomedes hesitates in his retreat three times
  69. Diomedes kills Agelaus
  70. Diomedes chides Agamemnon and tells him that the Achaeans will not leave until they have sacked Troy
  71. Diomedes advises Agamemnon to ignore Achilles and rally the Achaeans himself
  72. Nestor goes out among the Achaean ships and wakes Odysseus and Diomedes
  73. Diomedes wakes Ajax and Meges
  74. Diomedes, Meriones, Thrasymedes, and the rest of the chiefs of the Achaeans come together in council
  75. Nestor asks the chiefs of the Achaeans for a volunteer to spy on the Trojans
  76. Diomedes volunteers to spy on the Trojans
  77. The two Ajaxes, Meriones, Thrasymedes, Menelaus, and Odysseus volunteer to accompany Diomedes on his mission to spy on the Trojan host
  78. Diomedes chooses Odysseus to accompany him in spying on the Trojan host
  79. Thrasymedes gives Diomedes a sword and shield
  80. Athena sends a heron to Diomedes and Odysseus as a sign of her favour
  81. Odysseus sees Dolon making for the ships from Troy and tells Diomedes that they must kill him before he returns
  82. Athena infuses Diomedes with energy so that he may have the glory of striking Dolon first
  83. Diomedes throws a spear at Dolon, but misses on purpose
  84. Dolon begs Diomedes and Odysseus to take him alive for ransom
  85. Diomedes beheads Dolon
  86. Diomedes slaughters thirteen Thracian warriors
  87. Athena warns Diomedes to retreat to the ships
  88. Odysseus and Diomedes return to the ships of the Achaeans with Rhesus’ horses
  89. Diomedes takes the spoils of Hector’s dead guard and gives them to Odysseus
  90. Odysseus tells Nestor how Diomedes killed Rhesus, the Thracian king, twelve of his men, and a Trojan scout
  91. Odysseus and Diomedes lead the Achaeans into battle
  92. Odysseus and Diomedes prevent Hector from taking the Achaean ships
  93. Diomedes kills Thymbraios
  94. Diomedes kills Adrastus and Amphius
  95. Diomedes kills Agastrophos
  96. Diomedes attacks Hector
  97. Paris shoots an arrow into Diomedes’ right foot
  98. Diomedes insults Paris for fighting without honour
  99. Diomedes retreats from battle
  100. Nestor, joined by Diomedes and Odysseus, seeks out Agamemnon on the battlefield
  101. Nestor suggests that he, Agamemnon, Diomedes and Odysseus should avoid joining the battle due to their injuries
  102. Diomedes rallies the Achaean princes to fight the Trojans despite their injuries
  103. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Achaeans compete in a chariot race
  104. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Diomedes chariot races using the horses of Aeneas
  105. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Apollo sabotages Diomedes
  106. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Athena helps Diomedes
  107. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Diomedes wins first place
  108. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Achilles calls for a display of armed combat
  109. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Achilles awards Sarpedon’s sword to Diomedes
  110. Diomedes Kills Hypeiron
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.4
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.5
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.6
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.2
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.12
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.2
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.4
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.5
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.7
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.5
  12. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.8
  13. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.13
  14. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.1
  15. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 405
  16. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 560
  17. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 565
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 364
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 401
  20. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 411
  21. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 1
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 9
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 23
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 85
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 106
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 111
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 121
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 133
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 139
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 144
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 179
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 218
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 229
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 239
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 251
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 280
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 286
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 297
  39. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 318
  40. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 330
  41. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 335
  42. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 352
  43. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 375
  44. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 381
  45. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 412
  46. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 431
  47. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 443
  48. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 520
  49. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 596
  50. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 767
  51. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 792
  52. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 814
  53. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 835
  54. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 852
  55. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 864
  56. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 11
  57. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 72
  58. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 119
  59. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 144
  60. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 212
  61. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 263
  62. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 305
  63. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 429
  64. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 161
  65. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 175
  66. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 398
  67. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 403
  68. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 78
  69. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 97
  70. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 112
  71. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 130
  72. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 145
  73. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 151
  74. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 157
  75. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 167
  76. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 184
  77. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 253
  78. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 506
  79. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 29
  80. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 50
  81. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 692
  82. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 102
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  91. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 254
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  94. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 349
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  102. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 526
  103. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 554
  104. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 564
  105. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 310
  106. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 316
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  110. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 355
  111. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 368
  112. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 384
  113. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 655
  114. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 27
  115. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 109
  116. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 378
  117. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 20
  118. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 67
  119. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 40
  120. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 383
  121. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 287
  122. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 349
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  131. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 11.7
  132. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.6
  133. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 28.9
  134. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 20.5
  135. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 24.2
  136. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 25.2
  137. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 30.10
  138. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 32.1
  139. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 32.2
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