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Antiphates (Laestrygonian)
Antiphates
also: Ἀντιφάτης
King of the Laestrygonians, who eats one of Odysseus's scouts on sight and then musters his people to destroy the fleet; distinct from the Antiphates descended from Melampus named in Book 15.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §10.76 Antiphates the Laestrygonian
King of the Laestrygonians, who eats one of Odysseus's scouts and rallies his people to destroy the rest.