Is Asteris from Homer’s Odyssey really an island?
Part of : Πλάτων : περιοδικό της Εταιρείας Ελλήνων Φιλολόγων ; Vol.56, No.1, 2008, pages 115-121
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This article deals with some aspects of the topography of Asteris, as mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey. A suggestion is made that Homer’s word nêsos as related to Asteris, could have had the meaning of “peninsula” rather than “island”. Examination of the Kephalonian peninsula Dichalia, near Ithaca’s coastline revealed that it fulfils nearly completely Homer’s descriptions for Asteris in the Odyssey. This interpretation of the Asteris topo graphy would support the location of the ancient city of Ithaca and of Odysseus ’ palace in the Mount Aetos area.
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