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Tydeus

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[tahy-dee-uhs, -dyoos, tid-ee-uhs] / ˈtaɪ di əs, -djus, ˈtɪd i əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the father of Diomedes: one of the Seven Against Thebes.


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The five persons whom Statius enumerates as joining with Polynices and Adrastus, king of Argos, are Tydeus, Amphiaraus, Hippomedon, Parthenopæus, and Capaneus.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Then, moreover, Pallas Minerva gave strength and daring to Diomede, the son of Tydeus, that he might become conspicuous amongst all the Argives, and might bear off for himself excellent renown.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

In the classics, also, you have Tydeus, and other tight compact heroes, whose diminutive bodies were the abode of large minds.'

From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

Thus he spoke: but the son of Tydeus retired a little, biding the wrath of far-darting Apollo.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

Arise, son of Tydeus, why dost thou indulge in sleep all night?

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

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