# Rhesus — The Iliad character guide

> Rhesus in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-book-x-the-night-adventure-of-diomed-and-ulysses

## Who they are

Thracian king and ally of Troy, killed in his sleep by Diomedes.

## In the story

### [Book X: The Night-Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iliad_se/chapters/book-x-the-night-adventure-of-diomed-and-ulysses)

Rhesus, the Thracian king, is killed in his tent by Diomed, and his magnificent horses are taken by the Greeks.

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