Odysseus left Penelope bound for Troy.
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The Cicones are a group of people encountered by Odysseus in The Odyssey. They are initially friendly, but Odysseus' men plunder their city, leading to a counterattack that results in the loss of several of Odysseus' crew members. This encounter serves as a warning of the dangers and consequences of greed and recklessness on Odysseus' journey home.
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In The Odyssey, after leaving Troy, Odysseus and his men land on the island of the Cicones. They raid the city and take what they want, but the Cicones fight back and defeat them. Many of Odysseus' men are killed, and they are forced to retreat to their ships and sail away.
Odysseus was born a Prince of the city state of Ithaca. His father was Laertis and his mother Anticlea. He was famous because he participated in the war of Troy between Greeks and Trojans which lasted 10 years. It took him 10 years to return home and meet his family, his beloved wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. He had to kill all 40 princes that occupied his palace dwelling about the marriage of Penelope with one of them. Both events have been presented in two epic poems Iliad and Odyssey by Όμηρος.
Ismarus is a city or island in the story "The Odyssey". There Odysseus and his men go there after the long battle in Troy to party and raid the people over there.