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The goddess held him in such high esteem that some people claimed she even made him a god. He was even a personal favorite of Athena, who shielded him from harm and never took action against him. Fighting his first war before the age of fifteen according to most sources, he proved to be a greater fighter than all but the most gifted heroes of his age. Most amazingly, Diomedes had done all of these things as the youngest king in Greece at the time. As a Greek king he was regarded as one of the wisest and most skilled fighters in the entire conflict. He then became one of the greatest leaders of the Trojan War. He first marched against Thebes, avenging the seven famous leaders who died on their failed assault of the city and bringing glory back to his own family.

Diomedes, the legendary king of Argos and founder of many southern Italian cities, was the hero of two of the most famous wars of Greek lore.