Diomedes (king of Thrace)- Greek DemigodDemigod"King of the Bistones"
Also known as: Διομήδης and Diomēdēs
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Titles & Epithets
King of the Bistones
Symbols
man-eating mares
Description
Cruel king of the Bistones in Thrace who fed his four mares on human flesh. Heracles slew him as his eighth labor and fed Diomedes to his own horses, which then became tame.
Relationships
- Family
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