Greek hero
at the Trojan war who was also king of Argus and the son of Tydeus. He managed
to wound Aphrodite
and Ares with the help
of Athena. Discovering
that his wife had been unfaithful while he was away, Diomedes left Argus and
married another woman in Apulia.
During the Trojan war he fell in love with Briseis
to such an extent that he tried to kill her betrothed Troilus every time they
met on the battlefield.