Diomede
mythological figure · 5 works · 6 mentions · 11 anchored passages
Diomedes · Tydeus' son · daughter of Phorbas
in the texts
Rhesus
Odysseus's companion in the night raid, who ultimately stabs Rhesus to death while Odysseus secures the horses.
DIOMEDE.
DIOMEDE.
DIOMEDE.
Nicomachean Ethics
Homeric hero cited as an example of citizen courage motivated by honor and shame.
and Diomede says Hector will make his boast at Troy hereafter:
It is this citizen courage which inspires the heroes portrayed by Homer, like Diomede and Hector:
Iliad
Woman carried off from Lesbos by Achilles, named at the close of the scene.
But Achilles slept in an inner room, and beside him the daughter of Phorbas lovely Diomede, whom he had carried off from Lesbos.
Alcibiades 2
Homeric warrior granted clear sight by Athena, cited as a model for the perception Alcibiades still needs.
But I think, as Homer relates how Athena removed the mist from the eyes of Diomede, That be might well discern both god and man, so you too must first have the mist removed which now enwraps your soul, and then you will be ready to receive the means whereby you will discern both evil and good.
Republic
Greek warrior whose Homeric line commanding silence and obedience is cited approvingly.
Then, I take it, we will think well said such sayings as that of Homer’s Diomede: