The Cicones or Ciconians (Greek Κίκονες) were a Thracian tribe, whose stronghold in the time of Odysseus was the city of Ismara (or Ismarus), located at the foot of mount Ismara, on the south coast of Thrace. They are mentioned in book two of the Iliad as having joined the war on the side of the Trojans, being led by Euphemos. The Thracians were an Indo-European people, inhabitants of Thrace and adjacent lands (present-day Bulgaria, Romania, northeastern Greece, European Turkey and northwestern asiatic Turkey, eastern Serbia and parts of Republic of Macedonia). ... For other meanings, see Odysseus crater, 1143 Odysseus “Ulysses” redirects here. ... Ismara (Greek ) also Ismaros or Ismarus is an ancient Ciconian town on the Aegean coast of Thrace and supposedly was the city mentioned in the Odyssey. ... Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak  Thrace (Bulgarian: , Greek: , Attic Greek: ThrāíkÄ“ or ThrēíkÄ“, Latin: , Turkish: ) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ... title page of the Rihel edition of ca. ... For other uses of Troy or Ilion, see Troy (disambiguation) and Ilion (disambiguation). ... In Greek mythology, Euphemus was the son of Europa and Poseidon. ...

In book nine of the Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus and his men take Ismara by surprise and slay most of the Ciconian men they come across, while burning Ciconian towns and taking Ciconian women but later Ciconian reinforcements arrive and attack the invading Achaeans, slaying so many of them that Odysseus and his men are forced to flee in their ships, with the numbers of their shipmates greatly reduced. After their departure they were run off course for nine days by a fierce storm. After being held off course they landed on the island of the Cyclops. This article is about the poem by Homer. ... The Achaeans (in Greek , Achaioi) is the collective name given to the Greek forces in Homers Iliad (used 598 times). ... Polyphemus the Cyclops. ...

The Cicones are also mentioned in the book of poems Metamorphoses by Ovid. They are mentioned in Book 15 in the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, when Ovid states "From there, Hymenaeus departed through the vast upper airs, cloaked in a yellow mantle, and stretched for the edge of the Cicones and is called in vain by the voice of Orpheus" (Met. X, 1-3)[[it:Ciconi]] Disambiguation: This article is about the poem Metamorphoses written by the poet Ovid. ... For other uses, see Ovid (disambiguation) Publius Ovidius Naso (March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD) was a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid who wrote on topics of love, abandoned women and mythological transformations. ... For other uses, see Orpheus (disambiguation). ... In Greek mythology, there were several characters named Eurydice (Eurydíkê, Ευρυδίκη). // The most famous was a woman — or a nymph — who was the wife of Orpheus. ... For other uses, see Ovid (disambiguation) Publius Ovidius Naso (March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD) was a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid who wrote on topics of love, abandoned women and mythological transformations. ... In Greek mythology, Hymenaeus was a god of marriage ceremonies, such as feasts and songs (like wedding hymns). ... For other uses, see Orpheus (disambiguation). ...