Diomedes - Diomedes (English spelling)

Japanese: ディオメデス - でぃおめです(英語表記)Diomedes
Diomedes - Diomedes (English spelling)

(1) A hero in Greek mythology. His father was Tydeus, famous as one of the seven generals who attacked Thebes, and he also participated in the second Theban expedition by the Epigoni. During the Trojan War, he played an active role as a general with both wisdom and bravery, and was considered the bravest warrior second only to Achilles. When he was prevented from killing the Trojan hero Aeneas by the goddess Aphrodite, he showed no mercy to even a god, wounding him, and even piercing the stomach of the god of war, Ares, with a spear, fled screaming. On the other hand, when he was about to fight the Trojan general Glaucus, he found out that their grandfathers had been close friends, and the two swore to be allies and exchanged armor as a memento before parting ways. He often acts with Odysseus. He defeated the Trojans' Rhesos and Doron, went to Lemnos to pick up Philoctetes, and stole the Palladion statue from Troy. (2) A Thracian king in Greek mythology. His father was Ares, who ruled the warlike barbarian tribe of Bysthnes. He had four vicious horses that he fed on human flesh, but was killed by Hercules, who ordered him to bring the horses to him. It is also said that Hercules fed the horses to humans, which was Hercules' eighth labor.

[Teruo Ito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

(1)ギリシア神話の英雄。父はテバイ(テーベ)攻めの七将で有名なティデウスで、彼も第二次のいわゆるエピゴノイのテバイ遠征に参加している。トロヤ戦争では知勇兼備の将として活躍し、アキレウスに次ぐ勇士とされた。トロヤの英雄アイネイアスを討ち取ろうとするところを女神アフロディテに妨げられると、神といえども容赦せずに傷を負わせ、また戦いの神アレスさえも槍(やり)でその腹を突き破られて絶叫とともに逃げ去った。反面、トロヤ軍の将グラウコスと一戦を交えようとしたとき、互いに祖父同士が親しい間柄であったことを知ると、両人は盟友の誓いを固めて記念に鎧(よろい)を交換し別れた。彼はオデュッセウスと行動する場合が多い。トロヤ陣営のレソスとドロンを討ち、レムノス島へフィロクテテスを迎えに行き、またトロヤから神像パラディオンを盗み出した。(2)ギリシア神話のトラキアの王。父はアレスで、好戦的な蛮族ビストネスを支配していた。彼は人肉で飼育する四頭の凶悪な馬を飼っていたが、この馬を連れてくるように命じられたヘラクレスにより殺された。あるいはヘラクレスが、この馬に食わせたともいい、これはヘラクレスの第八番目の功業である。

[伊藤照夫]

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