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Telepylos or Telepylus (Ancient Greek: Τηλέπυλος) was the mythological city of the Laestrygonians. In the Odyssey, it is described as the rocky stronghold of Lamos. Its location has been identified with Mesapo in Greece. When Odysseus reached the city in the Odyssey, he sent three scouts to explore the island and who come scross the King, a giant cannibal, who then eats a man. The other scouts run away. Most of Odysseus' men are killed in the incident, but his boat boat is moored outside the Laestrygonians' harbour. So he is able to sail away, without the bombardment of rocks recieved by the rest of the fleet who did moor within the harbour. Only fifty-two men escaped.
