This is directly connected to the voyage of Odysseus, in that they both lead to the same finale, and are both stepping stones towards wisdom, manhood, and scholarship. ... The Cicones had struck back and defeated a vast majority of Odysseus's crew. ... Odysseus had then requested for his crew to be turned back to normal. ... What Odysseus was about to encounter next would be a very difficult task. ... Odysseus gently supplicated to the princess. ...

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