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 BCE), 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