Diomedes
Wounded Aphrodite's attacker
Diomedes is a Greek hero of the Trojan War, second only to Achilles in martial prowess.
He wounded the gods Aphrodite and Ares in battle—a feat no other mortal achieved.
In the *Iliad*, he represents the ideal warrior: brave, pious, and disciplined.
His name appears in phrases like the horses of Diomedes, one of Heracles' twelve labors.
Pole with sharp point
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- armorProtective combat covering
- swordHilted fighting blade
Ares · wounding · duel · valor · prowess · battlefield · rampage · slaughter
Greek wisdom deity
- AphroditeGreek goddess of love
- AresGreek deity of warfare
- immortalCannot die
- woundingCausing physical injury
favor · protection · mist · vision · Zeus · Olympian · nectar · ambrosia
Greek wisdom deity
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- AgamemnonMycenaean king, war leader
- AjaxWarrior from ancient epics
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
Hector · Patroclus · Nestor · Aeneas · Paris · Priam · Helen · Andromache
Unlawful taking of property
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
stratagem · night raid · cunning · stealth · sacrilege · relic · wooden horse · infiltration
spear
Pole with sharp point
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- armorProtective combat covering
sword · Ares · wounding · duel · valor · prowess · battlefield · rampage · slaughter · fearless
Athena
Greek wisdom deity
wounding · favor · protection · mist · vision · Zeus · Olympian · nectar · ambrosia · ichor
Athena
Greek wisdom deity
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- AgamemnonMycenaean king, war leader
- AjaxWarrior from ancient epics
Achilles · Hector · Patroclus · Nestor · Aeneas · Paris · Priam · Helen · Andromache · Cassandra
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
Athena · stratagem · night raid · cunning · stealth · sacrilege · relic · wooden horse · infiltration · espionage
Thebes
Ancient city, two locations
exile · succession · throne · dynasty · homeland