Ithaca is an island in the Ionian Sea in Greece, which was an important setting in one of the most famous myths of ancient Greece, the Odyssey.

Odysseus was a legendary hero in Greek mythology, king of the island of Ithaca and the main protagonist of Homer's epic, the “Odyssey.” The son of Laertes ...

In this island, Odysseus stayed for a year while trying to get back to his homeland, Ithaca. It is not clear as to where the island was located geographically.

The ship eventually docked at the island of Ithaca, where Laertes, father of Odysseus, bought the young Eumaeus as a slave. He was well treated in the court of ...

He was the king of the Cephallenians, and his rule extended over the island of Ithaca and its surrounding ones. While Odysseus was away participating in the ...

Hidden deep within the bowels of the earth and ruled by the god Hades and his wife Persephone, the Underworld was the kingdom of the dead in Greek mythology ...

He gave Odysseus a bag of wind to help him sail back to Ithaca, but once again, one of the sailors opened the bag and released the winds, causing a great ...

Ithaca, offered the King an escape plan, asking in return for the hand of Penelope, Tyndareus' niece; the King agreed, and Odysseus advised him to make all ...

Nausicaa was a female character in Greek mythology, who appeared in the Homeric epic Odyssey. She was the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia.

The daughter of Helios and Perse, Circe was a powerful enchantress versatile in the arts of herbs and potions and capable of turning human beings into animals.