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Aristodemus

A Heraclid leader in the conquest of the Peloponnese.

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AEAepytusARAristomachusTETemenusPOPolyphontesTHThe HeracleidaeARAristodemus

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  • Heraclidae and Argos
  • Protagonist
  • Persian epic heroes

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