 The family name for albatrosses (Diomedea) originates from Diomedes.On San Nicola Island of the Tremiti Archipelago there is a Hellenic period tomb called Diomedes's Tomb.According to a legend, the goddess Venus seeing the men of Diomedes cry so bitterly transformed them into birds (Diomedee) so that they could stand guard at the grave of their king.