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In Greek, Laos means "People". So, Laes-trygonians means "People of Trygonia". And, "Trygonia" is very similar in sound to Trinakia, the ancient Greek name of Sicily (a three (tri-) cornered (nakia?) island). Indeed, the Laestrygonians threw rocks at Odysseus' ships, just like Polyphemos. There seems to be some reduplication -- first, Odysseus faces the Cyclops (of Sicily), and goes to Aeolus' island; next, Odysseus goes to Aeolus' island (again), and then faces the Laestrygonians (of Sicily, again).—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.143.68.244 (talk) 01:14, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Is it not possible that Lamos is the name of the island upon which Telypylos was situated, and not the name of the founder of the city. If this were the case, then could it be that the name Lamos has gradually changed into (or is a mistranslation of) Samos, a Greek island which could very easily have been visited on the way back from Troy. (?)
The Northern Sardinian tribe with the closest linguistic tie to Laestrygonians (the Lestrigoni) were said to be located close to the lost city of Tibula. This seems to be etymologically close to Telepylos (distant port)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.150.182.2 (talk) 19:30, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The article says all of Odysseus' men survived the attack (perhaps referring to the boulders thrown at the ships). But even with the restriction, the assertion is false.
Lines 132-136
“Down from the cliffs they flung great rocks a man could hardly hoist
and a ghastly shattering din rose up from all the ships —
men in their death-cries, hulls smashed to splinters —
They speared the crews like fish
and whisked them home to make their grisly meal.”[1]
Oops. Never mind. Perhaps it should clarified that the the other ships were destroyed, where it says the men on Odysseus' ship survived. ZacharyFoj (talk) 16:59, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
References
^ Homer & Robert Fagles. “The Odyssey.” Penguin Books, 1996. iBooks.