 They managed to reach home safely but Athena called upon Poseidon to bring a violent storm upon most of other Achaean ships.Diomedes is one of the few Achaean commanders to return home safely.Since the other Achaeans suffered during their respective 'nostoi' (Returns) because they committed an atrocity of some kind, Diomedes' safe nostos implies that he had the favour of the gods during his journey.