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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.
The Laestrygonians throw rocks at Odysseus and his men. 36°32′32″N 22°23′20″E / 36.5422487°N 22.3888904°E / 36.5422487; 22.3888904 Telepylos or Telepylus ( Ancient Greek : Τηλέπυλος Tēlépylos , meaning "far-off port" [ 1 ] or "big-gated" [ 2 ] ) was the mythological city of the Laestrygonians
According to one account, the giant cannibal race of the Laistrygonians was said to have borne from Laestrygon in the isle of Ortygia, Italy. [The Sons of Boreas pursued the Harpies all the way to Italy:] — and about the steep Fawn mountain and rugged Etna to the isle Ortygia and the people sprung from Laestrygon who was the son of wide-reigning Poseidon.
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.
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 ...
The geographical references in the Odyssey to the various locations seem confused and have given rise to much scholarly argument, beginning in ancient times. Odysseus' Ithaca is usually identified with the island Ithaki, as it shares the same name with the ancient location and has archaeological and historical associations with the Odyssey.
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.
Odysseus describes the Laestrygonians (another race encountered by Odysseus in his travels) as more like Giants than men. [14] Pausanias , the 2nd century AD geographer, read these lines of the Odyssey to mean that, for Homer, the Giants were a race of mortal men.