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Homer's Ithaca
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Ithaca was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate. Modern Ithaca has traditional
Odysseus meets his father Laertes on Ithaca (Theodoor van Thulden, 1600)
Odysseus meets his father Laertes on Ithaca (Theodoor van Thulden, 1600)
Ithaca (island)
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Ithaca, also Ithaki or Ithaka, is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece.
Homer's Ithaca
…the island home of the hero Odysseus. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate. Modern Ithaca has traditionally been accepted to be Homer's island, but alternative locations have been theorized. The central characters of the epic, such as Odysseus…
View of Vathy
View of Vathy
Head of Odysseus wearing a pileus depicted on a 3rd-century BC coin from Ithaca
Head of Odysseus wearing a pileus depicted on a 3rd-century BC coin from Ithaca
Olive tree of Ithaca that is claimed to be at least 1500 years old.
Olive tree of Ithaca that is claimed to be at least 1500 years old.
Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island
Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island (NASA World Wind satellite picture).