Diomedes (Thracian king)

Diomedes (Thracian king)

King Diomedes (Διομήδης) of Thrace was a giant, the son of Ares and Cyrene. [Apollodorus. "Library and Epitome". [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Apollod.+2.5.8 2.5.8] .] He lived on the shores of the Black Sea ruling the warlike tribe of Bistones. [Lucretius, " [http://classics.mit.edu/Carus/nature_things.5.v.html On the Nature of Things] "] [Euripides, " [http://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/alcestis.html Alcestis] ".] He is known for his four man-eating horses, [Quintus. "The Fall of Troy", [http://classics.mit.edu/Quintus/ftroy.6.vi.html Book VI] .] which Heracles stole in order to complete the eighth of his Twelve Labours, slaying Diomedes in the process. [Apollodorus. "Library and Epitome", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Apollod.+2.5.8 2.5.8] .]

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