Telepylus
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Telepylus is the mythological city in Homer’s Odyssey that serves as the homeland of the man-eating giant Laestrygonians.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Greek mythology
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mythological city ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | attack on Odysseus’ fleet by Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| consequenceForVisitors |
death of many of Odysseus’ companions
ⓘ
destruction of most of Odysseus’ ships ⓘ |
| country | Laestrygonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dangerToShips | Laestrygonian boulders hurled from cliffs ⓘ |
| describedBy | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | Greek elements meaning “far-gated” or “with distant gates” ⓘ |
| firstMentionedIn | Odyssey, Book 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Greek epic mythology ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city close to the sea
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harbor surrounded by cliffs ⓘ high mountains ⓘ narrow entrance to the harbor ⓘ sheer rock headlands ⓘ |
| hasHarborType | landlocked harbor ⓘ |
| hasQueen | unnamed Laestrygonian queen ⓘ |
| hasRuler | King Antiphates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cannibalism in myth
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fate and survival of heroes ⓘ hostility to strangers ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Laestrygonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
man-eating giants ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to emphasize the vulnerability of sailors far from home
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to illustrate the perils of xenia (guest-friendship) violated ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrativeWorld | mythical Mediterranean ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | homeland of the Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| narrativeSequenceAfter | Aeolian island of Aeolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSequenceBefore | island of Circe (Aeaea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Odysseus’ voyage home from Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification |
Sardinia (hypothetical)
NERFINISHED
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Sicily (hypothetical) NERFINISHED ⓘ coasts of Italy (hypothetical) ⓘ |
| relatedMythologicalGroup | Cyclopes (as another group of man-eating beings in the Odyssey) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | exact real-world geographical counterpart is uncertain ⓘ |
| sourceType | oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
ⓘ
comparative mythology ⓘ |
| survivorOfAttack |
Odysseus
NERFINISHED
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crew of Odysseus’ own ship ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | manuscript tradition of the Odyssey ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Odysseus
NERFINISHED
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Odysseus’ companions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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