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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"Help me go home," viewers hear Odysseus plead, after having first found the King of Ithaca washed up on a far away sea shore.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
He was previously a fellow at the New York Times and he began his journalism career as a multimedia reporter for the Ithaca Voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Based on the Greek epic by Homer, Nolan’s film stars Matt Damon as the titular king of Ithaca on his way home after the Trojan War.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Yin is also organizing a symposium on the Ithaca campus scheduled for March 3-5, 2026.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
It’s the ugly truth he saw in Ithaca.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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