Did Hercules Kill Diomedes?
In Classical Greek Mythology, Hercules Is Assigned Twelve Superhuman Labors to Complete. the Eighth of These Is to Capture the Man-Eating Horses of Diomedes...
In classical Greek mythology, Hercules is assigned twelve superhuman labors to complete. The eighth of these is to capture the man-eating horses of Diomedes, king of Thrace. In most accounts, Hercules subdues and steals the mares, killing Diomedes and feeding him to his own horses.
Why does Hercules feed Diomedes to his own mares?
According to one version, Heracles fought Diomedes while leaving his friend Abderus to take care of the horses. After killing their master, Heracles realised that his friend was eaten by the horses, so he fed them with Diomedes' body, in order to calm them.
What happened to the King Diomedes?
He was assassinated on the way (in Arcadia) by Thersites and Onchestus. Unable to find the murderers, Diomedes founded a mythical city called "Oenoe" at the place where his grandfather was buried to honour his death.
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