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Abstract
This thesis examines the allusive roles of Diomedes as he is used in the Aeneid and Metamorphoses. Chapter 1 is a general introduction to how Diomedes was used in Greek literature. Chapter 2 argues that Virgils Aeneid uses Diomedes to create its own epic past that does not always agree with the Homeric past that is the Iliad. Chapter 3 argues that Ovid corrects Virgils Diomedes by rewriting the epic past of the Aeneid to agree more with the Iliad. Chapter 4 is a general conclusion.