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The Cicones can be argued to symbolize the inevitability of a defeat in war, particularly when fighting a superior power. In war, if one continues to fight without reason beyond plunder, eventually it will lead to defeat. It was the first major defeat that Odysseus' men had encountered, and foreshadowed the rest of the struggles they would have on their journey.

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