Laestrygonians
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The Laestrygonians are a tribe of giant, man-eating cannibals from Greek mythology who brutally attack Odysseus and his men in Homer's Odyssey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laestrygonians canonical | 1 |
| Lestrygonians | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cannibals
ⓘ
giants ⓘ legendary people ⓘ mythological tribe ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Homer's Odyssey ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 10
|
| associatedWith | Telepylus harbor ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
danger of the unknown
ⓘ
xenia (hospitality) violated ⓘ |
| behavior | hostile to strangers ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Odyssey
ⓘ
Greek legendary tribes ⓘ Mythological human-eating creatures ⓘ |
| cityDescribedAs | Telepylus, city of the Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs | man-eating giants ⓘ |
| diet | human flesh ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Odysseus ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly from Greek words related to 'skinny' or 'shredder' (uncertain) ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| firstEncounteredBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| genderComposition | both male and female giants ⓘ |
| governedBy | King Antiphates ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
King Antiphates
ⓘ
surface form:
Antiphates
|
| influenced | later literary depictions of cannibal giants ⓘ |
| kills | companions of Odysseus ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterReferencedBy |
Ovid
ⓘ
Virgil ⓘ |
| laterReferencedIn |
Virgil's Aeneid
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid
Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
surface form:
Metamorphoses
|
| memberOf | mythological races opposed to Greek heroes ⓘ |
| methodOfAttack |
hurling rocks at ships
ⓘ
spearing men like fish ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | obstacle in Odysseus's nostos (homecoming) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of most of Odysseus's fleet ⓘ |
| notableFor | attacking Odysseus and his men ⓘ |
| residence | Telepylus ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Cyclopes
ⓘ
Hecatoncheires ⓘ
surface form:
Giants (Gigantes)
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lestrygonians