Argos na de Trojan War

Diomedes, a zoon van Tydeus, was captain of de Argives forces at Troy en brought eighty ships met him van Argos, Tiryns, Epidaurus en Troezen. His lieutenants Sthenelus, zoon van Capaneus, en Euryalus, zoon van Mecisteus, accompanied him. All three leaders had previously marched met de Epigoni tegen Thebe en all three waren suitors of Helen. Diomedes was one of de more prominent warriors in de oorlog in Troy. Next to Achilles, Diomedes was de strongest warrior on de Greek side.

Not long na Diomedes’ return met de Argive army, de young king Cyanippus, grandzoon van Adrastus, died. Cylarabes, zoon van Sthenelus, became de koning van Argos. Hoewel Diomedes was de son-in-law of Adrastus, Cylarabes being de descendant of Proëtus had a better claim to de troon than de great hero did.

Diomedes was later forced into exile toen zijn wife took Cometes, de zoon van Sthenelus, as haar lover. Diomedes migrated to Argyripa, a city in southern Italy. Volgens Vergil in de Aeneid, Diomedes refused to aid Turnus en fight a war tegen de Trojan hero Aeneas.

Orestes, de zoon van Agamemnon en Clytemnestra, later seized de troon van Cylarabes. Orestes’ son Tisamenus succeeded him, maar he werd gedood fighting de return of de Heracliden.