Ithaca (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.M. Murray
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors:
Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott
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Oct 28, 2025 08:34 PM
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History
A rocky, Ionian island located off the west coast of Greece that boasted important natural harbors. By historical Greek times, the island was assumed to be identical with the Ithaca of Homer (i.e., the home of Odysseus) and a hero cult dedicated to him was active there.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530906
38.4003169785, 20.6928086058
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of modern Ithaca (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ἰθάκη (Ithaca: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 640)
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- Ithaca Ins. (Ithaca Insula: Latin, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Ithaca (island) connection Ionium Mare (unspecified date range)
- School of Homer Ag. Athanasios excavations (Ithaca) located on Ithaca (island) (unspecified date range)
island
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C5 Ithaca Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ithake
W.M. Murray, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, and Tom Elliott, 'Ithaca (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530906> [accessed: 13 June 2026]
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