Cauconians
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in the texts
Iliad
A people or contingent arming for battle at the edge of the field, mentioned as the point where Poseidon sets down Aeneas.
Over the heads of many a band of warriors both horse and foot did he soar as the god's hand sped him, till he came to the very fringe of the battle where the Cauconians were arming themselves for fight.
Odyssey
A people whom Athena, in her guise as Mentor, claims to be owed a debt of wealth and must visit.
Moreover tomorrow I must go to the Cauconians where I have a large sum of wealth long owed to me.