[TTBit]

After Odysseus and his fleet landed on Ismarus, his men plundered the city, killed the male inhabitants, took the women of the town as captives and feasted and lingered on the beach, not listening to Odysseus' commands to leave. While the men were distracted, the survivors of the raid were able to call for help from further inland. As dawn came, the main fighting force of the land attacked Odysseus' men, who were able to escape in the morning after suffering heavy losses. more

[Cryptoman]

The events on Ismarus, a city of the Cicones, took place after the fall of Troy while Odysseus and his fleet were on their voyage home. The Ismarus account occurs in the ninth book of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey." [links]

[devondad93]

Written in Homeric verse, it is Odysseus himself who recounts his misadventures to Lord Alcinous. According to his story, he and his men sacked Ismarus with relative ease and were able to split the plunder, including the women, equally among themselves. He ordered his men to leave immediately, but they instead chose to feast on wine, sheep and cattle that they took from the city. This later turned out to be a very bad decision, since Odysseus lost six men from each ship of his fleet when the trained fighting men of Cicones attacked and drove them out. here

[ArtForz]

[molybdenum]

On the southern feet of S. Georgio next to the sea, we can see the region Sinaxi. The ruins of a monastery dating from the 9th – 12th century have been found there. This monastery was founded at the place of a Christian basilica dating from the Age of the emperor Ioustinianos. From that point you can follow a road that leads to the beach Petrota. here

[justin123]

After that village, on the left side of the road, the visitor can find a cave with rich natural embellishments. Stalactites and stalagmites… The study has been made by Anna Petrohilou (ground plan, paths, name of parts of the cave). The investigation of the archeologist E. Pentaros, proved that this cave used to be a house or place for worship dating from the Neolithic Period until the years of Byzantium. Apollonios from Rhode mentions this cave as Orpheus’s house. Tradition attributes this cave to the Cyclops Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant blinded by Odysseus. There’s one unique species of bat that lives there. The cave can’t be visited yet, but it’s bound to be soon open to visitors. The cave is about 10.000 m2 in size and the length of its paths are 200m, while the temperature is 16 C. [links]

[geebus]

On the 4,4 km from Maroneia the street to the south leads to Marmaritsa – Sinaxi. After 200m a sign leads to a space where the foundations of a whole block of clay, which is currently exposed in the Archeological Museum of Komotini.
On the 4,8th km from Maroneia a sign leads to the ancient amphitheater, in the area of Kabana, from where the view of the olive trees and the sea is really fascinating. This theatre must be a creation of the Hellenistic Period.
During the Roman Times, this region had been used for battles between wild animals, that is why protective bars have been added around the orchestra. It must have had capacity of 2500 people. The pipe which passes in front of the orchestra was of great importance because it was conveyed the torrent’s water far from the stage.

[Timo Y]

After that you can see the ruins of the ancient town Mesimvria-Zone and walk through its ruins, where you can find examples of the way of life in the developed city of the 5th – 4th century BC. There’s a European path called E6 that passes through Maroneia and reaches the island of Samothraki. To return from Maroneia to Xilagani and Komotini you can take the road passing through Proskinites village. [links]

[anarchy]

On the 7,4th km of the same road, on the left, on the 500m, the presence of a guide and climbing capabilities are necessary. At this point the walker meets part of the walls of S. Georgio and an impressive megalithic entrance with monolithic doorposts that are still there. The large stones of granites that are scattered in the perimeter of the mountain were a natural stronghold for the inhabitants. This stronghold was completed by the megalithic walls. On the peak of the mountain of S. Georgio with the steep slopes (altitude 461m) the walker can see part of the walls of the powerful acropolis as well as walls of an imposing building, maybe a palace. The samples of ceramics featuring engravings of the 9th and 8th century BC show the presence of a city which belonged to the Kikkones from Thrace. Maybe this city was Omiros’s Ismara. The walker needs about an hour and a half to visit all these places, but the result is worthy for those who love walking, mounting, natural beauty and archaeology. here

[firstgrip]

Enjoying the wine, Polyphemus promised him some gift in return for some more wine. Asking for Odysseus’ name, the hero reply that it was Outis (which means “Nobody” in Greek). Polyphemus promised to eat “Nobody” last.

[ianwgner1]

The old king sends Telemachus with his son Pisistratus to Sparta, where Telemachus spoke to Menelaüs (Menelaus) and met Helen. Helen and Menelaüs recognised Telemachus as the son of Odysseus, since the young man looked so much like his father. Telemachus asked if the Spartan king had any news of his father. here

[destine]

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[summy]

About Me: Sixth form student currently studying English Literature, Drama and Theatre Studies, Classical Civilisation and History.

[Vladimir]

The episode of Polyphemus ’ cave, and the consequent suffering and demises of his men can be argued as mostly Odysseus’ fault. Odysseus’ men advised him to ‘let them take away some of the cheeses, then come back, drive the kids and lambs quickly out of the pens down to the good ship, and so set sail across the salt water’, but Odysseus ‘was not to be persuaded…though it would have been far better so’. Odysseus lingers about the cave, and is indecisive, then makes the wrong decision to stay in Polyphemus ’ cave, with hope that Polyphemus will display good xenia and bestow upon the men ‘some friendly gifts’. This shows a catastrophic lack of judgement on Odysseus’ part, which eventually ends in Polyphemus devouring two of his men on the spot, and imprisoning the rest. However, Odysseus shows himself to be a good leader, as he plans and executes the blinding of Polyphemus and the men’s escape, which exhibits his intelligence, but he then ruins it by stealing Polyphemus ’ sheep and shouting out ‘derisive words’ to him, boasting about his triumph. In his pride and conceit, Odysseus reveals his true identity to Polyphemus , which angers him further and causes him to tell his father, Poseidon, that Odysseus had blinded him, which engenders Poseidon’s rage, which cause suffering for Odysseus’ men. No one but Odysseus can be blamed for this – his men try to ‘restrain and pacify’ him, to no avail. Odysseus’ hamartia (his arrogance) directly causes his men suffering; he is the one responsible. here

[bijenu]

In trying to decide how responsible Odysseus is for the sufferings of his men, one has to bring into question the quality of Odysseus’ leadership. Odysseus is looked to as the authoritative figure in the group of men; ultimately, his decisions and actions decide to what degree his men suffer. However, this doesn’t mean that other factors aren’t responsible for the sufferings of Odysseus’ men; the men themselves, and their recalcitrant attitude towards Odysseus, along with the Gods, and fate, all contribute towards the men’s sufferings, and ultimate demises.