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The Cicones (/ ˈ s ɪ k ə ˌ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Κίκονες, romanized: Kíkones) or Ciconians / s ɪ ˈ k oʊ n i ə n z / were a Homeric Thracian [1] tribe, whose stronghold in the time of Odysseus was the town of Ismara (or Ismarus), located at the foot of mount Ismara, [2] on the south [3] coast of Thrace (in modern Greece).
Odyessus and His Companions Fighting the Cicones Before the City of Ismaros (study for a fresco, Francesco Primaticcio, 1555–60) Ismarus or Ismaros (Ancient Greek: Ἴσμαρος) was a city of the Cicones, in ancient Thrace, mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey. [1]
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books.
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey portray Odysseus as a culture hero, but the Romans, who believed themselves the heirs of Prince Aeneas of Troy, considered him a villainous falsifier. In Virgil's Aeneid, written between 29 and 19 BC, he is constantly referred to as "cruel Odysseus" (Latin dirus Ulixes) or "deceitful Odysseus" (pellacis, fandi fictor).
Ismarus (Thrace), a city of the Cicones, on the Aegean coast of Thrace, mentioned in the Odyssey A mountain of the same name, "Ismaros"; see Ismarus (Thrace) Ismarus (wasp) , a genus of wasps
In the Odyssey, Poseidon is a powerful and respected elder god, as none of the other Olympian gods dare to mention Odysseus and his predicaments whilst Poseidon is there to hear it. The council of gods that decided to set Odysseus free from Calypso’s island was held when Poseidon was accepting a sacrifice in Ethiopia.
Latin translation of the Odyssey Ancient theater at Syracuse, Sicily, originally Greek Lucius Livius Andronicus ( / ˈ l ɪ v i ə s / ; Greek : Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος ; c. 284 – c. 204 BC ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period during the Roman Republic .
Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters. In Greek mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters (Ancient Greek: λωτοφάγοι, romanized: lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree off of coastal Libya (Island of Djerba), [1] [2] a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain.