Ithaca
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- proper noun
- Literature
- As you will recall from the last post, Odysseus is the king of Ithaca and one of the heroes of the Trojan War.
- return to Ithaca
- Ithaca Press
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then I realized it was the travails of Odysseus trying to get back to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
- And then I realized it was the travails of Odysseus trying to get back to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
- So you might think, for example, about the Odyssey very early on, there's an assembly in Ithaca.
- Hoping that your path to Ithaca is full of troubles, because those troubles are the life you will lead.
Examples
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Odysseus had to endure harrowing experiences before he was able to return to his home and be reunited with his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus, in Ithaca after twenty years of exile.
Academic text (2003) -
We'll make our way to Ithaca.
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The guys back in Ithaca could not play like this.
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Is she still in Ithaca?
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Home at last, like Agamemnon returned to Ithaca.
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Telemachus boldly leaves Ithaca on his own journey to cultivate his manhood and find his father.
Blog text (23) -
Upon Odysseus's return to Ithaca, his old nurse Eurykleia, without yet recognizing her master, prepares to bathe his feet.
Academic text (1999) -
In Homeric legend, Odysseus was the king of Ithaca, a Greek island famous for its beauty.
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Many stories are set in Ithaca, where Odysseus faced numerous challenges on his journey home.
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The ancient ruins on Ithaca attract many tourists interested in Greek mythology.
Synonyms
A Greek island west of mainland Greece known as Odysseus's home in ancient stories
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ithaca comes from the ancient Greek name Ithákē, and it became famous as the home of Odysseus in Homer's stories, so Ithaca often stands for 'home' or the idea of 'return'.