Telepylus harbor
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Telepylus harbor is the mythical port in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus encounters the man-eating giant Laestrygonians.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbor
ⓘ
mythical location ⓘ place in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterTrait | Odysseus’s caution after disaster ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythologicalGroup | Laestrygonians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfVisit |
death of many of Odysseus’s companions
ⓘ
destruction of most of Odysseus’s ships ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | mythical port ⓘ |
| eventOccursAt | attack on Odysseus’s fleet by the Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | mythical ⓘ |
| genreContext | heroic epic ⓘ |
| hasFeatureInText |
enclosed basin
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narrow entrance ⓘ safe-looking anchorage ⓘ sheer cliffs ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | Laestrygonians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInhabitantsCharacteristic | man-eating ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource | Homer’s Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hospitality turned to hostility
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perils of sea travel ⓘ vulnerability of sailors ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | land of the Laestrygonians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | epic poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
dangerous stop on Odysseus’s voyage home
ⓘ
setting of encounter with man-eating giants ⓘ |
| partOf | Odysseus’s journey from Troy to Ithaca ⓘ |
| relatedMythologicalFigure | King Antiphates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
deceptive safety
ⓘ
sudden catastrophic danger ⓘ |
| threatens | ships of Odysseus ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Odysseus
NERFINISHED
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Odysseus’s companions ⓘ |
| workSection | Odyssey Book 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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