Troy. Later, they plundered Ismarus, in the land of the Cicones.
Odysseus' men are undisciplined and battle-drunk from their victories at Troy. Odysseus made errors in command by not insisting that the men come back. Odysseus and his men can be defeated if countered with enough force. People who endlessly pursue war will eventually be beaten.
Troy. Later, they plundered Ismarus, in the land of the Cicones.
Odysseus was a leader of the Greek army that conquered Troy. It was his idea to create the gift known as the Trojan Horse as a means of getting a force of armed men inside the city gates.
Odysseus and his men had been in the land of the Cicons and their city of Ismarus before coming to the island of the lotus eaters. Before that, they fought at Troy.
86 men on 12 ships
to the island of the cicones
In A Giant Wooden Horse.
ismaros/kikones
Troy. Later, they plundered Ismarus, in the land of the Cicones.
Odysseus' men are undisciplined and battle-drunk from their victories at Troy. Odysseus made errors in command by not insisting that the men come back. Odysseus and his men can be defeated if countered with enough force. People who endlessly pursue war will eventually be beaten.
Troy. Later, they plundered Ismarus, in the land of the Cicones.
They ate the sun god's cattle.
Odysseus took twelve men into Polythemus' cave besides himself.
Most of the men traveling with Odysseus were men from Ithaca, either professional soldiers or conscripts for the war against Troy. After the end of the 10-year war, they were all veteran soldiers of war.
In the book "The Odyssey" Troy is the city that Odysseus was attacking.
Odysseus was a leader of the Greek army that conquered Troy. It was his idea to create the gift known as the Trojan Horse as a means of getting a force of armed men inside the city gates.