Tydeus

[ tahy-dee-uhs, -dyoos, tid-ee-uhs ]

/ ˈtaɪ di əs, -dyus, ˈtɪd i əs /

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noun Classical Mythology.

the father of Diomedes: one of the Seven Against Thebes.

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How to use Tydeus in a sentence

Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, and Adrastus were three of the seven heroes who fought against Thebes.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
The son of Tydeus went on also with me, and his crews with him.
The Odyssey|Homer
But Tydeus slew them all, leaving only Mon alive, that he might carry back the tidings to Thebes.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church
If Tydeus consults the gods in the cave of a temple, the cave answers him only by great claps of thunder.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Outside the gates of the royal palace he encountered Tydeus, the son of Œneus, king of Calydon.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens