diomedes, king of argos (asteroid 1437)
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Diomedes is yet another Trojan leader. He was one of the most respected leaders of the war - he was a commander of eighty ships and was one of the warriors found in the Trojan Horse. In the Iliad, it was Athena who blessed him with his strength and daring nature. Because he was protected by the goddess, he often was found in the center of the battle. At one point, she even gives him the ability to see the gods on the battle front. Athena warned him to stay away from gods... Aeneas, a son of Aphrodite, fought Diomedes and he nearly killed Aeneas off, but Aphrodite came between them hoping to rescue her son. Diomedes stabbed the goddess through the wrist and then attempted to kill Aeneas again. Apollo was the one who defended Aeneas this time and warned Diomedes not to stand against the gods... Later, Athena, however, joined Diomedes on the battle front to fight Ares - with Athena's help, Diomedes speared Ares through the bowel with caused Ares to retreat. After the war ended and Diomedes went home, Aphrodite punished Diomedes by having his wife become unfaithful to him and in some versions, his companions all become birds... IN MY OPINION Diomedes in your chart can represent a) where your reputation is respected, b) where you stand up to those with a lot of power, c) where you do unimaginable damage to those that are seemingly invincible, d) where karma catches up with you, and/or e) your connection with birds.
i encourage you to look into the aspects of diomedes along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of diomedes AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede diomedes!
OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/PLANETS: athene (881), pallas (2), MARS, aphrodite (1388), and apollo (1862)!
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