mares of Diomedes: Meaning and Definition of

mares' of Diome'des

Pronunciation: (mârz), [key]
— Class. Myth. Class. Myth.
  1. wild mares owned by Diomedes, a Thracian king, who fed them on human flesh: captured by Hercules in fulfillment of one of his labors.
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