Diomedes (disambiguation)

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Diomedes may refer to:

Fiction and mythology

  • Diomedes, a hero of the Trojan War and king of Argos in Greek mythology
  • Diomedes of Thrace, king of Thrace in Greek mythology
  • Mares of Diomedes, legendary man-eating horses
  • Captain Diomedes, a character in the video games Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution

Geography

  • Villa of Diomedes, Pompeii, Italy
  • Diomede Islands, Russian and U.S. islands in the Bering Strait
  • Diomede Bay, Vladivostok, Russia
  • 1437 Diomedes, an asteroid

Historical figures

  • Diomedes Soter (first century BC), an Indo-Greek king
  • Saint Diomedes of Tarsus (died c.300), feast day August 16
  • Saint Diomedes, feast day September 2
  • Diomedes Grammaticus (4th century), a Latin grammarian
  • Diomedes Cato (c.1563–c.1618), a Polish-Italian composer
  • Diomedes Maturan (c.1940-2002), a Filipino actor
  • Diomedes Komnenos (1956-1973), a Greek student and casualty of the Athens Polytechnic uprising
  • Diomedes Díaz (1957–2013), a Colombian vallenato singer and composer

See also

  • Diomed, a famous racehorse
  • HMS Diomede, Royal Navy ships
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