- In Gr**** mythology, the
Laestrygonians /ˌlɛstrɪˈɡoʊniənz/ or
Laestrygones /lɛˈstrɪɡəˌniːz/ (Gr****: Λαιστρυγόνες) were a
tribe of man-eating giants. They...
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meaning "far-off port" or "big-gated") was the
mythological city of the
Laestrygonians. In the
Odyssey it is
described as the
rocky stronghold of Lamos. When...
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Pallas Picolous Polybotes Porphyrion Gration Hecatoncheires Hyperboreans Laestrygonians Menoetius Orion Syrbotae Talos Titans Anytos Asteria Astraeus Atlas...
- of the man-eating
Laestrygonians, was
named after her. A
different authority remarks that
Lamia was once
queen of the
Laestrygonians.
Aristophanes wrote...
- of the gods,
refused to
further ****ist him.
After the
cannibalistic Laestrygonians destro**** all of his
ships except his own,
Odysseus sailed on and reached...
- twenty-two men, plus
Odysseus and Eurylokhos; six men had
previously been
killed by the Cicones, four by Polyphemus, and one by the
Laestrygonians. v t e...
-
lives that the poet does not want us to
regret and miss out on. “The
Laestrygonians and the Cyclops, the
fierce Poseidon…” - this
could symbolise our inner...
- in
ancient sources, are: land of the
Cyclopes =
Sicily land of the
Laestrygonians =
Sicily island of
Aeolus = one or more of the
Aeolian Islands off Sicily's...
- the giants.
Thoon Tityos Laestrygonians or Laestrygones: a
tribe of
giant cannibals. Antiphates: King of the
Laestrygonians. Lion-Headed
Giants Leon or...
- to help them again, they re-embark and
encounter the
cannibalistic Laestrygonians. Odysseus' ship is the only one to escape. He
sails on and
visits the...
