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Ithaca

American

[ith-uh-kuh] / ˈɪθ ə kə /

noun

Greek Itháki. one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
a city in S New York at the S end of Cayuga Lake.

Ithaca British

/ ˈɪθəkə /

noun

Modern Greek name: Itháki. a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, the smallest of the Ionian Islands: regarded as the home of Homer's Odysseus. Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles)

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Ithacan

adjective

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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

Piper’s blade, Hazel’s magical senses and Annabeth’s instincts all agreed - the answer lay here in Ithaca, at the ancient palace of Odysseus, where a horde of evil spirits had gathered to await Gaia’s orders.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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