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Diomedes (Son of Tydeus and Deiphyle)

A son of Tydeus and Deiphyle, was king of Aetolia, and one of the bravest of the Grecian chiefs in the Trojan war. He often engaged Hector and Aeneas, and obtained much military glory.

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