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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]
Ithaca (/ ˈ ɪ θ ə k ə /; Greek: Ιθάκη, Ithakē) was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate. There have been various theories about its location. Modern Ithaca has traditionally been accepted to be Homer's island.
Head of Odysseus wearing a pileus depicted on a 3rd-century BC coin from Ithaca.. Ithaca, Ithaki or Ithaka (/ ˈ ɪ θ ə k ə /; Greek: Ιθάκη, Ithaki; Ancient Greek: Ἰθάκη, Ithákē [i.tʰá.kɛː]) is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece.
In Greek mythology, Pterelaus (/ ˌ t ɛ r ə ˈ l eɪ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πτερέλαος) was the son of Lelex, the pre-Hellenic king of Megara whose descendants (the Leleges) spread across Greece and beyond. [1] Thus, he was the possible brother of Bias [2] and Cleson. [3]
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Chalkydri (Ancient Greek: χαλκύδραι khalkýdrai, compound of χαλκός khalkós "brass, copper" + ὕδρα hýdra "hydra", "water-serpent" — lit. "brazen hydras", "copper serpents") are mythical creatures mentioned in the apocryphal Second Book of Enoch from the 1st century CE, often seen as an angelic species.