"There I sacked the city, killed the men, but as for the wives and plunder, the rich haul we dragged away from the place- we shared it round so no one, not on my account, would go deprived of his fair share of spoils."
The Cicones outnumbered Odysseus and his men.
The Cicones killed 6 men from each of Odysseus's ships.
At first Odysseus and his crew killed the Cicones and took their wives and booty, but later they fled from the Cicones.
Odysseus blames his crewmen
Odysseus inwardly blamed his crewmen for not heeding his warnings to leave Ismarus before the Cicones returned.
The Cicones outnumbered Odysseus and his men.
The Cicones killed 6 men from each of Odysseus's ships.
Odysseus stops at Ismarus, land of the Cicones, to sack the city and take the Cicones' wives and booty.
Odysseus and his men initially treat the Cicones with hostility by raiding their city. The Cicones then counterattack, leading to the loss of several of Odysseus's men.
At first Odysseus and his crew killed the Cicones and took their wives and booty, but later they fled from the Cicones.
Odysseus blames his crewmen
Odysseus inwardly blamed his crewmen for not heeding his warnings to leave Ismarus before the Cicones returned.
In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men went to the land of The Cicones, robbed it, and took women captive. One of his men raped one of the women in the Temple of Athena.The Cicones were the first people Odysseus came across after leaving Troy. Initially Odysseus and his crew plundered women and booty from the Cicones, but afterwards the Cicones fought back and forced Odysseus and his crew to flee, after they had lost 6 men from each ship.
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The Cicones on the shore call for reinforcements from inland. The Cicones inland outnumbered Odysseus' crew, and could fight from chariot or on foot, with bronze tipped spears.