An island in ancient Greece, famous as the home of Odysseus in Homer's epic poem 'The Odyssey,' and also a city in New York.
From ancient Greek, the name appears in Homer's works written around the 8th century BCE. The place name was later adopted for locations in North America.
Ithaca is famous because Odysseus spent ten years trying to get home to it, making it the ultimate symbol of longing for home—which is why the word still represents 'your destination' or 'coming home' in literature!
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