Argos, Peloponnese
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Argos is a city and a former municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Argolis, having nearly twice
Panoramic view of Argos
Triobol of Argos, struck c. 270–250 BC. Obv.: forepart of a wolf, alluding to Apollo Lykeios, the patron-god of the city; rev.: large A (for Argos) within an incuse square.
The Heraion of Argos
View of the ancient theatre
Diomedes
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Diomedes or Diomede is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.
Argos, Peloponnese
…disastrous war of the Seven against Thebes. Adrastus bequeathed the kingdom to his son, Aegialeus, who was subsequently killed in the war of the Epigoni. Diomedes, grandson of Adrastus through his son-in-law Tydeus and daughter Deipyle, replaced Aegialeus and was King of Argos during the Trojan war. This house…
Diomedes, King of Argos – Roman copy of a statue by Kresilas from c. 430 BC. Louvre, Paris
Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin.
Odysseus and Diomedes carry off Iphigenia by force. Antique fresco in Pompeii
Diomedes, assisted by Minerva, wounds Mars, by Rafael Tegeo,1831