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The fourth panel of the so-called “Odyssey Landscapes” wall painting from the Vatican Museums in Rome, 60–40 B.C.E.. In Greek mythology, the Laestrygonians / ˌ l ɛ s t r ɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ n i ə n z / or Laestrygones / l ɛ ˈ s t r ɪ ɡ ə ˌ n iː z / [1] (Greek: Λαιστρυγόνες) were a tribe of man-eating giants.
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Lamus, a former king of the Laestrygonians, [7] [8] the cannibalistic giants who were later met by the hero Odysseus in one of his journeys. [9] He was the son of Poseidon. [10] [11] [12] Lamus was said to have built Formiae, the ancient seat of his people. [13] Lamus, an ally of Turnus, the man who opposed Aeneas in Italy. He was killed by ...
Translators and scholars have translated the main works attributed to Homer, the Iliad and Odyssey, from the Homeric Greek into English, since the 16th and 17th centuries. Translations are ordered chronologically by date of first publication, with first lines provided to illustrate the style of the translation.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Legendary Greek king of Ithaca For other uses, see Odysseus (disambiguation). See also: Ulysses Fictional character Odysseus Head of Odysseus from a Roman period Hellenistic marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga, Italy In ...
Indeed, the Laestrygonians threw rocks at Odysseus' ships, just like Polyphemos. There seems to be some reduplication -- first, Odysseus faces the Cyclops (of Sicily), and goes to Aeolus' island; next, Odysseus goes to Aeolus' island (again), and then faces the Laestrygonians (of Sicily, again).
Sisyphus married the Pleiad Merope by whom he became the father of Ornytion (Porphyrion [6]), Glaucus, Thersander and Almus. [7] He was the grandfather of Bellerophon through Glaucus; [8] [9] and of Minyas, founder of Orchomenus, through Almus. [10] Another account related that Minyas was Sisyphus's son instead. [11]
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).