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Odysseus and his men briefly encounter the Laestrygones who are?
Giant cannibals
What almost prevented Odysseus and his crew from escaping in their ship?
Odysseus and his crew land on the cost of the Laestrygones. Antiphates, the king of the Laestrygones pretended to be hospitable while planning on eating Odysseus and his crew. They escaped however they were nearly prevented from escaping by stones the giants were throwing at his ships.
What are 10 important events in The Odyssey?
1. The war in Troy2. Captivity on Calypso's island3. Poseidon wrecks Odysseus' raft so he swims ashore on the island of Scherie, where he meets Arete and Alcinous.4. The raid on Ismaros in the land of the Cicones, he and his twelve ships were driven off course by storms.5. They visited the lethargic Lotus-Eaters and were captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus, only escaping by blinding him with a wooden stake.6. Aeolus, the master of the winds gave Odysseus bag of all the winds, except the west wind to ensure a safe return home. While he slept his sailors opened the bag and the winds flew out and drove the ships back to where they started.7. They re-embarked and encountered the cannibal Laestrygones. Odysseus's ship was the only one to escape.8. They visited the witch-goddess Circe. She turned half of his men into swine after feeding them cheese and wine.9. Having listened with rapt attention to his story on Circe's island, the Phaeacians, who are skilled mariners, agree to help Odysseus get home. They deliver him at night, while he is fast asleep, to a hidden harbor on Ithaca.10. The Ithacans follow Odysseus on the road, planning to avenge the killing of the Suitors, their sons. Their leader points out that Odysseus caused the deaths of two generations: his sailors, and the suitors, whom he has now executed. The goddess Athena intervenes and persuades both sides to give up the vendetta. After this, Ithaca is at peace once more, concluding the Odyssey.
In The Odyssey what are the laestrygones?
The Laestrygones are a race of giant cannibals encountered by Odysseus on his journey home. They inhabit an island where they attack Odysseus's fleet, destroying all but one ship. Only Odysseus's ship manages to escape this encounter.
Odysseus and his men briefly encounter the Laestrygones who are?
Giant cannibals
What almost prevented Odysseus and his crew from escaping in their ship?
Odysseus and his crew land on the cost of the Laestrygones. Antiphates, the king of the Laestrygones pretended to be hospitable while planning on eating Odysseus and his crew. They escaped however they were nearly prevented from escaping by stones the giants were throwing at his ships.
What are 10 important events in The Odyssey?
1. The war in Troy2. Captivity on Calypso's island3. Poseidon wrecks Odysseus' raft so he swims ashore on the island of Scherie, where he meets Arete and Alcinous.4. The raid on Ismaros in the land of the Cicones, he and his twelve ships were driven off course by storms.5. They visited the lethargic Lotus-Eaters and were captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus, only escaping by blinding him with a wooden stake.6. Aeolus, the master of the winds gave Odysseus bag of all the winds, except the west wind to ensure a safe return home. While he slept his sailors opened the bag and the winds flew out and drove the ships back to where they started.7. They re-embarked and encountered the cannibal Laestrygones. Odysseus's ship was the only one to escape.8. They visited the witch-goddess Circe. She turned half of his men into swine after feeding them cheese and wine.9. Having listened with rapt attention to his story on Circe's island, the Phaeacians, who are skilled mariners, agree to help Odysseus get home. They deliver him at night, while he is fast asleep, to a hidden harbor on Ithaca.10. The Ithacans follow Odysseus on the road, planning to avenge the killing of the Suitors, their sons. Their leader points out that Odysseus caused the deaths of two generations: his sailors, and the suitors, whom he has now executed. The goddess Athena intervenes and persuades both sides to give up the vendetta. After this, Ithaca is at peace once more, concluding the Odyssey.
What are The Iliad and The Odyssey?
The Iliad and the Odyssey are two epic poems written by Homer (Ομηρος) around the 9th century BC. They are two of the oldest recorded written works in history. The Iliad deals with a ten-year war between the Greeks and Trojans, called the Siege of Troy, (Ilion=Troy). It centers around Achilles, the great Greek hero who was dipped in the River Styx when he was young and whose only weak spot was his heel. He was killed when Apollo helped one of his enemies shoot an arrow into his heel, which is why we 1) call part of our heel the Achilles' Heel, and 2) call our weak spot our Achilles' Heel. The Odyssey is about Odysseus's voyage from the war back home to Ithaca, which took another 10 years. There are many translations of these two poems, including shortened versions which are easier to understand.
