Odysseus' men plunder Ismarus, taking women, wine, and other booty. They spare Maron, the priest of Apollo, and treat him respectfully.
They burn the city, kill the men, kidnap the women, and rob the homes.
Troy. Later, they plundered Ismarus, in the land of the Cicones.
Ismarus is a city or island in the story "The Odyssey". There Odysseus and his men go there after the long battle in Troy to party and raid the people over there.
Troy. Later, they plundered Ismarus, in the land of the Cicones.
The men were killed in and around Ismarus, the city of the Cicones.
Ismarus is the city of the Cicones. It is not an island.
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.
His men were busy looting, and they did not listen to his prudent order to return to the ships and leave.
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.
At Ismarus, Odysseus' men make the mistake of indulging in greed and disobedience. After successfully raiding the Cicones, instead of leaving quickly with their spoils, they linger to celebrate and drink, ignoring Odysseus' orders to depart. This delay allows the Cicones to regroup and launch a counterattack, resulting in heavy losses for Odysseus and his crew. Their failure to follow his leadership and heed the dangers ultimately leads to their downfall in that encounter.
Before any ship would sail from Ismarus, Odysseus's men indulged in feasting and drinking after plundering the Cicones, the inhabitants of the land. They ignored Odysseus's warnings to leave quickly, choosing instead to celebrate their victory, which ultimately led to their encounter with the reinforcements from the Cicones. As a result, they faced a counterattack that caused significant losses among Odysseus's crew.
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.