<P> The Laestrygonians / ˌlɛstrɪˈɡoʊniənz / or Laestrygones / lɛˈstrɪɡəˌniːz / (Greek: Λαιστρυγόνες) are a tribe of man - eating giants from ancient Greek mythology . </P> <P> According to Thucydides (6.2. 1 .) and Polybius (1.2. 9) the Laestrygones inhabited southeast Sicily . The name is akin to that of the Lestriconi, a branch of the Corsi (Ligurian - Celtic) tribe in the northeast coast of Sardinia, of the present day Gallura . </P> <P> Odysseus, the main character of Homer's Odyssey, visited them during his journey back home to Ithaca . The giants ate many of Odysseus's men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs . Odysseus's ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore . Everyone on Odysseus's ship survived the incident . </P> <Dl> <Dd> His soldiers, with a dozen ships, arrive at "the rocky stronghold of Lamos: Telepylus, the city of the Laestrygonians . </Dd> </Dl>

What happened in the incident with the laestrygonians