Ithacus
In Greek mythology, Ithacus (Ancient Greek: Ἴθακος) may refer to two different characters:
- Ithacus, together with Neritus and Polyctor, made a basin of stone in Ithaca into which a spring ran.[1]
- Ithacus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Same along with other 22 wooers.[2] He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[3]
Notes
- Homer, Odyssey 17.207
- Apollodorus, Epitome 7.28
- Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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