Ithaca
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Greek Itháki. one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
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a city in S New York at the S end of Cayuga Lake.
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Based on Homer's epic, Nolan's film retraces the hero Odysseus in a perilous journey to his home on the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War in the 12th century BCE.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Eventually, education and advocacy work earned him a place on a police reform panel called the Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative in Ithaca, New York.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
He’d been hoping to get some answers when they visited Ithaca.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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