Is Modern Ithaca the True Fatherland of Odysseus?

Is Modern Ithaca the True Fatherland of Odysseus?

Archaeological and cultural evidence increasingly supports the view that Ithaca was indeed the homeland of Odysseus. Credit: Jean Housen, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Is modern-day Ithaca truly Odysseus’ fatherland? This question has intrigued scholars for centuries. The figure of Odysseus, the cunning king of Ithaca, has loomed large over Western literature and culture for nearly three millennia. Homer’s Odyssey recounts his perilous decade-l…