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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.
In Greek mythology, the name Telepylos is mentioned in the Odyssey (k 82, ps 318) the city or country of the Laistrygons ("laistrygonii"). The name, from tele- = far and the door, perhaps according to some authors has the meaning of "eurypylos, megalopylos", or "macropylos" (Eustathius: "at a distance from each other, but next to the doors or at the length " ).
In the next of the Laestrygonians next they neared, where the cannibalistic inhabitants sank his fleet (except Odysseus' ship) and ate the crew. Next they landed on Circe's island, who transformed most of the crew into pigs, but Odysseus managed to force her to transform them back and left.
Elpenor was not especially notable for his intelligence or strength, but he survived the Trojan War, and appears in the Odyssey. He is the youngest man to survive the Laestrygonians. While Odysseus was staying on Aeaea, Circe's island, Elpenor became drunk and climbed onto the roof of Circe's palace to sleep.
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 ...
Homer describes Sisyphus in both Book VI of the Iliad and Book XI of the Odyssey. [9] [21] Ovid, the Roman poet, makes reference to Sisyphus in the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. When Orpheus descends and confronts Hades and Persephone, he sings a song so that they will grant his wish to bring Eurydice back from the dead.
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).
Not all translators translated both the Iliad and Odyssey; in addition to the complete translations listed here, numerous partial translations, ranging from several lines to complete books, have appeared in a variety of publications. The "original" text cited below is that of "the Oxford Homer". [1]