Laestrygonians

In Greek mythology, the Laestrygonians /ˌlɛstrɪˈɡoʊniənz/ or Laestrygones /lɛˈstrɪɡəˌniːz/ (Greek: Λαιστρυγόνες) were a tribe of man-eating giants. They were said to have sprung from Laestrygon, son of Poseidon.

This article is about the beings of Greek mythology. For the episode in James Joyce's novel Ulysses, see Ulysses (novel) § Episode 8. For the genus of spiders, see Laestrygones (spider).
For Son of poseidon, see Laestrygon (mythology).

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 people of the northeast coast of Sardinia (now Gallura).

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