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Diomedes
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Diomedes1 in Greek mythology, one of the
Seven against Thebes, who was later one of the leaders of the Greek forces in the Trojan War; in medieval developments of the story, it is Diomedes with whom
Cressida falls in love and betrays Troilus.
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Diomedes Robles, laborer, at 31, lived in Brockton.(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 3/28/1997; 323 words
; Diomedes Robles of Brockton, a laborer, died Mondayas a result of an industrial...laborer with Morse Brothers Inc. in Easton. He is survived by his parents, Diomedes Robles Vullat and Ramunite (Rivera) Vullat of Puerto Rico; three brothers...
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Diomedes Maturan passes away.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 4/8/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: CRISPINA M. BELEN Diomedes Maturan, one of the country's most durable singers, dubbed...over DZRH every Saturday night. Dead on arrival Filipino singer Diomedes P. Maturan succumbed to massive heart attack at early dawn yesterday...
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DECLET, DIOMEDES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/5/2000; 355 words
; ALBANY -- Diomedes Declet, 82, died Monday, January 3, 2000 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. She was the wife of the late Jose Declet...
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Hercules' Eighth Labor: the Man-Eating Mares of Diomedes.(Poem)
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 3/1/2003; ; 358 words
; Hercules' Eighth Labor: The Man-Eating Mares of Diomedes Imagine the way those horses came plunging and foaming like a race undammed, and how the hot hooves crashing scoured down the...
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THE DOOR
Transcript from: ABC Nightline; 11/13/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...out, what was your first reaction? DIOMEDES: That we weren't going to be able...because you believe it's worth it? DIOMEDES: Because we have no money to rebuild...that turns out to have been incorrect. Diomedes and Delmes are not married. No, it...
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Iliad.
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 3/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...as in the night raid of Odysseus and Diomedes on the Trojan camp. Athena, eyes blazing, breathed fury in Diomedes and he went whirling into the slaughter...hovered above his head that night-- Diomedes himself! Fagles uses these shock effects...
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Brother as problem in the Troilus.(Troilus and Criseyde)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Philological Quarterly; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; Even before Diomedes arrives in the Greek camp with Criseyde...Brother, can you spare a dime?" (2) Diomedes' use of "brother" here serves as...and of heterosexual friends--as in Diomedes' request to become Criseyde's brother...
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ARTS-BRAZIL: GLOOMY COMIC BOOKS WIN AWARDS, BUT FEW READERS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 3/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...adventure of down-and-out detective Diomedes, a character who has appeared in Mutarelli...famous magician who has disappeared, Diomedes ends up entangled in a mess -- one that...most unpleasant traits are highlighted. Diomedes is a perhaps questionable tribute to...
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Romans rule Ok.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/2007; ; 518 words
; ...Arguing with a centurion, Greek trader Diomedes is made to say (approximately) 'Long...already part of the imperial economy.' Diomedes may have been a preconquest source for...incursions of attempted extermination. Diomedes might of course have told them that the...
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Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 9/9/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...of Homer. In book 6 of the Iliad as Diomedes and Glaukos are about to engage in combat...mentioning the name of his ancestors. When Diomedes hears the name of Glaukos' grandfather, "joy came to Diomedes . . . . With one thrust in the field
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Diomedes
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Diomedes2 in Greek mythology, a Thracian and son of Ares. horses of Diomedes the man-eating horses of Diomedes, which were captured as one of the Labours of Hercules .
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Hector
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...formidable opponents were the Greek champions Diomedes and Ajax. When Diomedes faced Hector in battle he saw that Ares, the...and Athena*, who favored the Greeks, helped Diomedes wound Ares. When the wounded god left the field...
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Tragedy and Comedy
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...comedy, and his definitions were cited by the Latin grammarian Diomedes (4th century c.e.). They can be rendered as follows...Comedy treats of private deeds with no threat to life." Diomedes adds that tragedies usually move from joy to sadness, comedies...
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Friendship
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...Damon and Pythias each agreed to die to save the other. [Gk. Hist.: Espy , 48] Diomedes and Sthenelus Sthenelus was the companion and charioteer of Diomedes. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 248] Fannie and Edmund Bertram while others ignored...
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Jones, Mark Lewis
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...1997. Milantius, The Maid's Tragedy, Globe Theatre, 1997. Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Globe Theatre, 1999. Taurus, Diomedes, and Sextus Pompeius, Antony and Cleopatra, Globe Theatre, 1999. Appeared as Billy, Cardiff East, as Willy Nilly, Under...
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