"I am Laertes' son..."
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Odysseus drifted on to the shore of the Phaecians. He was found by the daughter of the King Alcinous. Odysseus was invited to the royal palace. The king asked Odysseus to identify himself. Odysseus replied "I am Laertes' son..." Odysseus tells King Alcinous of how he got to the Phaecians. He begins his story by telling him how he had to go to war and leave his family. Odysseus tells him about how his army tried raiding the Cicones and how much men they lost. 60 men in each ship thought brought them to the Cicones. Odysseus and his men were the only survivors and they drift away from Zeus's storm for nine days.