concept
the Thesprotians
Thesprotians
also: Θεσπρωτοί
A people on the mainland opposite Ithaca whose king, in Odysseus's fictional tale, rescues him from the sea and tells him news of Odysseus's own visit to Dodona.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §14.216 the Thesprotians
A mainland people in Odysseus's fictional tale, whose king Pheidon rescues him and reports having hosted the real Odysseus on his way to consult Dodona.