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πŸ‘€ Diomedes (Thracian)

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  • Information
    Thracian king, owner of man-eating horses
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q393186
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/2796
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Death
    Punished in the UnderworldDeath is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Cyrene (Thracian) mother of Diomedes
    Born at
    🌍 Maroneia (Thrace) city in Thrace
    Ruler of
    🌍 the Land of the Bistones (Thrace) territory in Thrace🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 the Land of the Cicones (Thrace) territory of the Cicones, in coastal Thrace🌍 Abdera (Thrace) city in Thrace
    Dies at
    🌍 the Land of the Bistones (Thrace) territory in Thrace🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 the Land of the Cicones (Thrace) territory of the Cicones, in coastal Thrace🌍 Maroneia (Thrace) city in Thrace
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘₯ the Mares of Diomedes man-eating horses
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the Palace of Diomedes (Thrace) a fortified settlement near Lake Bistonis
    Animals
    πŸ‘₯ the Mares of Diomedes
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Cyrene (Thracian) mother of Diomedes🌍 the Land of the Bistones (Thrace) territory in ThraceπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern GreeceπŸ‘€ Eurystheus assigns Heracles his laborsπŸ‘₯ the Mares of Diomedes man-eating horsesπŸ›οΈ the House of Admetos (Pherai)🌍 Pherai (Thessaly) city in ThessalyπŸ‘€ Bousiris (Egyptian) king of Egypt🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesπŸ‘€ Sceiron opponent of TheseusπŸ‘€ Sinis brigand killed by Theseus🌍 the Land of the Cicones (Thrace) territory of the Cicones, in coastal Thrace🌍 Maroneia (Thrace) city in ThraceπŸ‘€ Abdera sister of DiomedesπŸ‘€ Abderos boyfriend of Heracles🌍 Abdera (Thrace) city in Thrace🌍 Lake Bistonis (Thrace)πŸ›οΈ the Palace of Diomedes (Thrace) a fortified settlement near Lake BistonisπŸ‘€ the Groom of Diomedes (name unknown) man who cares for the Mares of Diomedes
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.8πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.12πŸ“– Pausanias 5.10.9-5.10.10πŸ“– Euripides, Alcestis 64-76πŸ“– Euripides, Alcestis 476-506πŸ“– Euripides, Alcestis 1008-1035πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 7πŸ“– Lucian, A True Story 2.23πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.15.3-4.15.4πŸ“– Pindar fr. 169a Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Pomponius Mela 2.29πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 381-382πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 401-402πŸ“– Strabo 7 fr. 18a-c RadtπŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.159-9.272πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 4.42πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 25.94 = 25.53.2πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 9
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasEuripides, AlcestisPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, A True StoryDiodoros, LibraryPindarPomponius MelaOvid, IbisStraboOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Depictions
    🎨 Hellenistic Carnelian Intaglio Ringstone (Hermitage Π– 560; LIMC Abderos 1)🎨 Pale Carnelian Intaglio Ringstone (LIMC Abderos 3)🎨 Carnelian Intaglio Ringstone (LIMC Abderos 4)🎨 Graeco-Roman Plasma Intaglio Ringstone (SMB FG 299; LIMC Abderos 2)🎨 Silver Relief Skyphos from Pompeii (MANN 145506)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia East 1-6; West 1-6; LIMC Amazones 97)
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