Laestrygonians
- a variation of Laestrygones.
Example Sentences
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Next, the Laestrygonians are clearly classical precursors of Norway’s Viking heirs, terrifying giants who, despite knocking out most of the Achaean team, are unable to secure victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Dracaenae and Laestrygonians, monsters and half-bloods, hell hounds, harpies, and other things I couldn’t even name.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
But Antiphates raised a hue-and-cry after them, and thousands of sturdy Laestrygonians sprang up from every quarter—ogres, not men.
From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Butler, Samuel
Six days and nights they drove along, and on the seventh day they put into Lamos, a port of the Laestrygonians.
From The Adventures of Ulysses by Lamb, Charles
