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As a sign of friendship, Diomedes took off his bronze armor worth nine oxen and gave it to Glaucus. The latter then had his wits taken by Zeus and gave Diomedes his golden armor, said to be worth 100 oxen. [5] Glaucus was in the division of Sarpedon and Asteropaios when the Trojans assaulted the Greek wall. Their division fought valiantly ...
A statue of Glaucus was installed in 1911 in the middle of the Fontana delle Naiadi, Mario Rutelli's fountain of four naked bronze nymphs, located in the Piazza Repubblica, Rome. Ezra Pound wrote a poem titled "An Idyl for Glaucus" from the perspective of Glaucus's human lover, abandoned after Glaucus had tasted the herb and leapt into the sea ...
Glaucus revealed he was the grandson of the hero Bellerophon, who was once hosted by Diomedes's grandfather Oeuneus. Upon revealing it, Diomedes realizes that their fathers had practiced xenia with each other, and they are guest-friends.
Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin. Diomedes (/ ˌ d aɪ ə ˈ m iː d iː z / [1]) or Diomede (/ ˈ d aɪ ə m iː d /; [1] Ancient Greek: Διομήδης, romanized: Diomēdēs, lit. 'god-like cunning" or "advised by Zeus') is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the ...
The phrase is derived from the sixth book of Homer's Iliad, in which it is used in a speech Glaucus delivers to Diomedes. During a battle between the Greeks and Trojans, Diomedes is impressed by the bravery of a mysterious young man and demands to know his identity. Glaucus replies: "Hippolochus begat me.
Diomedes: Mulius Patroclus: Thymbraeus Diomedes: Amphius Ajax the Greater: Eurydamas Diomedes: Mydon Achilles: Tlepolemus Patroclus: Amazons Killers: Amphoterus Patroclus: Eurymenes Meges: Mydon Antilochus: Troilus Achilles: Ainia Diomedes: Antiphates Leonteus: Eurynomus Ajax the Greater: Mygdon ? Tros Achilles: Alcibie † Antiphus Agamemnon ...
Diomedes and the Trojan Glaucus find common ground after a duel and exchange unequal gifts, while Glaucus tells Diomedes the story of Bellerophon. Hector enters the city, urges prayers and sacrifices, incites Paris to battle, and bids his wife Andromache and son Astyanax farewell on the city walls.
Glaucus tells his lineage, upon which Diomedes realizes their guest-friendship. Is it Hector and Achilles who exchange lineages, or Glaucus and Diomedes, or neither, or both? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.190.117.7 ( talk ) 05:31, 11 January 2015 (UTC) [ reply ]