![]() ![]() ![]() Duncanson, 1861, in the Swedish Royal Collection, via Canvas MagazineĪfter battling a wild storm, the Greeks finally managed to row to shore in the land of the Lotus-eaters. Into The Land Of The Lotus-Eaters Land of the Lotus Eaters by Robert S. Eventually, they fled to their ships, leaving behind thirty-six of their men, killed in action.Ģ. They fought throughout the day, but by the time the sun was setting, the Greeks began to falter. They partied and caroused on the shores until other, more powerful Cirons came to the aid of their coastal kindred. Odysseus wished to turn and put to sea at once, but his men delayed and would not listen. There they sacked the city and plundered it. Odysseus and his men, sailing in six ships, first put ashore nearby at Ismarus, the land of the Cicones. Homer’s Odyssey Begins: Fighting the Cicones Odysseus and His Companions Fighting the Cicones Before the City of Ismaros, by Francesco Primaticcio, 1555–60, via Metropolitan Museum of Art ![]()
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