Question: what are cicones in the odyssey?
Answer: The Cicones (/ˈsɪkəˌniːz/; Ancient Greek: Κίκονες Kíkones) or Ciconians /sɪˈkoʊniənz/ were a Homeric Thracian tribe, whose stronghold in the time of Odysseus was the town of Ismara (or Ismarus), located at the foot of mount Ismara, on the south coast of Thrace (in modern Greece).