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Diomedia Immutabilis
Diomedia may refer to: * Diomideia, a location in Xanthi, Greece * Islands of Diomedes The Islands of Diomedes () were named after Diomedes, King of Argos. Diomedia (), one of these islands, was according to the Greek myths where Diomedes was buried. The islands are associated with modern-day archipelago. Pliny the Elder writes ..., a location in Greek mythology See also * '' Diomedea'', a genus of seabirds {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diomideia
Diomideia ( el, Διομήδεια) is a settlement and a community in the Vistonida municipal unit of the Xanthi regional unit of Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... According to the 2021 census, the population of Diomideia was 4,583 inhabitants. References Populated places in Xanthi (regional unit) Abdera, Thrace {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Diomedes
The Islands of Diomedes () were named after Diomedes, King of Argos. Diomedia (), one of these islands, was according to the Greek myths where Diomedes was buried. The islands are associated with modern-day archipelago. Pliny the Elder writes that on Diomedia there was a monument of Diomedes. Antoninus Liberalis writes that after the death of Diomedes, the Illyrians attacked the island and killed all the Dorians there, but Zeus disappeared their bodies and turned their souls into birds. These birds flee from the foreigners, but approach the Greeks. In ''On Marvellous Things Heard'', Pseudo-Aristotle says that on the island there were big birds which sit around the Diomedes shrine in a circle and that these birds were the companions of Diomedes. When Greeks come to the island they are quiet, but if foreigners land they attack them. Lycophron also wrote about the companions of Diomedes who turned into seabirds and their friendly behavior towards the Greeks. Strabo writes that, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |