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 Diom’ede’an Swop.Dio’ne (3 syl.). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Diome’ds or Diomd.
 
King of Æto’lia, in Greece, brave and obedient to authority. He survived the siege of Troy; but on his return home found his wife living in adultery, and saved his life by living an exile in Italy. (Homer-Iliad.)   1
 


 Diom’ede’an Swop.Dio’ne (3 syl.). 

 
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