concept
the Laestrygonians
Laestrygonians
also: Λαιστρυγόνες
A race of giant, cannibalistic people ruled by Antiphates who destroy eleven of Odysseus's twelve ships by hurling boulders into their harbor.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §10.1 the Laestrygonians
A race of cannibal giants who wreck Odysseus's fleet by hurling boulders into their harbor — his single most costly disaster.