Mares of Diomedes

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The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creatures in Greek mythology
legendary animals
mythological horses
alsoKnownAs Mares of Thrace NERFINISHED
man-eating mares of Diomedes NERFINISHED
associatedWith Diomedes of Thrace NERFINISHED
Heracles NERFINISHED
Twelve Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED
capturedBy Heracles NERFINISHED
depictedIn ancient Greek vase painting
later European art
event captured as part of the Twelve Labors
fateInSomeVersions dedicated to Hera
released and eaten by wild beasts
set free on Mount Olympus
fedWith flesh of Diomedes of Thrace
genre myth
givenTo Eurystheus NERFINISHED
guardedBy Diomedes of Thrace NERFINISHED
individualNameInSomeSources Deinos NERFINISHED
Lampon NERFINISHED
Podargos NERFINISHED
Xanthos NERFINISHED
keptBy Diomedes of Thrace NERFINISHED
killed Diomedes of Thrace NERFINISHED
laborNumber eighth labor of Heracles
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
locatedIn Thrace NERFINISHED
medium oral tradition
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology NERFINISHED
notableFeature extremely wild
kept chained
man-eating
numberOfAnimals four
ownedBy Diomedes of Thrace NERFINISHED
partOf Twelve Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED
punishmentOf Diomedes of Thrace NERFINISHED
relatedMyth Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED
relatedPeople Bistones NERFINISHED
relatedPlace Bistonia NERFINISHED
sourceMention Apollodorus, Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History NERFINISHED
Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED
symbolism civilizing role of the hero
savagery and uncontrolled appetite
tamedBy Heracles NERFINISHED
taskOf Heracles NERFINISHED
transportedTo Tiryns NERFINISHED

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Eurystheus orderedLabor Mares of Diomedes