Ithaki

The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki, one of the Ionian Islands off the coast of western Greece.

Archive 2007-01-01 Municipal Politics Blog 2007

The similarly named Ithaki usually takes the credit, but other theories have proposed Lefkada or neighboring Kefallonia.

Ambac's Anticlimax 2008

Homer himself is thought to have lived far away in Asia Minor western Turkey several hundred years after the events of the Odyssey, so most experts think that he based his poem on stories he had heard of distant Ithaki.

Archive 2007-01-01 Municipal Politics Blog 2007

A teoria de que a moderna Ithaki correspodende a Ítaca está a ser abalada por um promontório que corresponde à descrição homérica da ilha de Ulisses.

Leituras Artur 2006

BBC | Drill hole begins Homeric quest Cientistas e arquéologos vão começar a escavar um istmo na ilha grega de Ithaki em busca da resposta à questão de se a moderna ilha de Ithaki corresponde á mítica Ítaca da Odisseia de Homero.

Leituras Artur 2006

At the other end of the scale is Ithaki, perched on a cliff above Astir beach.

Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2009

Vathy, with its elongated hidden bay is the capital of Ithaki, a quintessential Greek town with numerous tavernas, bars and cafes.

TravelDailyNews.com 2009

The 19 room Perantzada Hotel is a newly opened hotel in the picturesque port of Vathy on the island of Ithaki.

TravelDailyNews.com 2009