place
Telepylus
also: Τηλέπυλος
The Laestrygonian city of Lamus, where day and night paths lie so close a sleepless man could earn double wages; all of Odysseus's fleet but his own ship is destroyed there.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §10.76 Laestrygonian Telepylus
The Laestrygonian city, so far north that day and night paths nearly overlap; here eleven of Odysseus's twelve ships are destroyed.