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Diomedes meaning
a hero in Greek mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War
Using Diomedes
- The main meaning on this page is: a hero in Greek mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War
- In the example corpus, diomedes often appears in combinations such as: and diomedes, of diomedes, by diomedes.
Context around Diomedes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diomedes
- In this selection, "diomedes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, encouraged, grammaticus, injured and thwarts stand out and add context to how "diomedes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aeneas but diomedes injured her and athena encouraged diomedes to attack. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diomedes" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diomedes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Diomedes called for his soldiers to fall back slowly. (9 words)
Unfortunately for Dolon, he is captured by Odysseus and Diomedes. (10 words)
Hera and Athena encouraged Diomedes to attack Ares (V.780–834). (11 words)
A treatise on poetry by Diomedes Grammaticus is a good example, as this work (among other things) categorizes dactylic hexameter verses in ways that were later interpreted under the golden line rubric. (32 words)
Other mythology In the Trojan war, Hephaestus sided with the Greeks, but was also worshipped by the Trojans and saved one of their men from being killed by Diomedes. (29 words)
As Minerva Achaea, she was worshipped at Lucera in Apulia where votive gifts and arms said to be those of Diomedes were preserved in her temple. (26 words)
Example sentences (11)
Unfortunately for Dolon, he is captured by Odysseus and Diomedes.
As Minerva Achaea, she was worshipped at Lucera in Apulia where votive gifts and arms said to be those of Diomedes were preserved in her temple.
A treatise on poetry by Diomedes Grammaticus is a good example, as this work (among other things) categorizes dactylic hexameter verses in ways that were later interpreted under the golden line rubric.
Diomedes called for his soldiers to fall back slowly.
First, Aphrodite tried to rescue Aeneas but Diomedes injured her as well.
Hera and Athena encouraged Diomedes to attack Ares (V.780–834).
Hera encouraged Diomedes to attack Ares and he threw his spear at the god.
Odysseus and Diomedes (or, according to some accounts, Odysseus and Neoptolemus ) leave to retrieve them.
Other mythology In the Trojan war, Hephaestus sided with the Greeks, but was also worshipped by the Trojans and saved one of their men from being killed by Diomedes.
Some late Roman sources indicate that Odysseus schemed to kill his partner on the way back, but Diomedes thwarts this attempt.
When Heracles brought back the man-eating Mares of Diomedes successfully, Eurystheus dedicated the horses to Hera and allowed them to roam freely in the Argolid.
Common combinations with diomedes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and diomedes 2×
- of diomedes 2×
- by diomedes 2×
- but diomedes 2×
- encouraged diomedes 2×
- diomedes to 2×