Ithaca
Wanderer's long-sought destination
Ithaca is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, celebrated as the homeland of Odysseus in Homer's epics.
His ten-year journey home from Troy made Ithaca synonymous with longing for home and the end of a difficult voyage.
The name also belongs to a city in upstate New York, home to Cornell University: We drove up to Ithaca for the weekend.
Ancient Greek epic composer
- PenelopeTraditional name, Greek origin
- TelemachusMythical prince of Ithaca
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
voyage · epic · Argos · Laertes · suitors · Athena · Phaeacians · Circe
Eastern Mediterranean region
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
- CorfuGreek Ionian island
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
harbor · olive groves · vineyards · coves · beaches · ferry · archipelago · coastline
Higher education institution
- Finger LakesEleven glacial lakes in New York
- gorgesSteep-walled river valleys
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- CayugaHaudenosaunee confederacy member
upstate · New York · Big Red · Ivy League · waterfalls · academia · research · education
One's personal residence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- journeyTravel from place to place
- destinationIntended arrival point
belonging · return · hiraeth · wanderlust · exile · displacement · quest · pilgrimage
Homer
Ancient Greek epic composer
- PenelopeTraditional name, Greek origin
- TelemachusMythical prince of Ithaca
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
homecoming · voyage · epic · Argos · Laertes · suitors · Athena · Phaeacians · Circe · Calypso
Ionian
Eastern Mediterranean region
Mediterranean · harbor · olive groves · vineyards · coves · beaches · ferry · archipelago · coastline
university
Higher education institution
- Finger LakesEleven glacial lakes in New York
- gorgesSteep-walled river valleys
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
Cayuga · upstate · New York · Big Red · Ivy League · waterfalls · academia · research · education · undergraduate
home
One's personal residence
destination · belonging · return · hiraeth · wanderlust · exile · displacement · quest · pilgrimage · promised land
- ancient citiesAthens, Rome, Jerusalem, Sparta, Damascus
- College TownsAnn Arbor, Berkeley, Cambridge, Chapel Hill, Madison
- European IslandsSicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus, Corsica
- Greek placesAthens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Crete, Rhodes
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- OdysseyOdysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, Homer, Circe