The stories about him, sung by travelling bards, provided good entertainment in a pre-television era.
Greece
Ithaca in Greece
Yes, Odysseus hailed from Ithaca, Greece.
Ithica Greece
Odysseus was the King of Ithaca, an independent island kingdom in what is now Greece.
It was the home of Odysseus.
Itacha, Greece
the odyssey was about Odysseus's adventure's in Greece wasn't it? so wasnt it somewhere in Greece? i could be wrong.
The legends of early Greece appear in the Iliad and Odyssey, including Achilles, Odysseus, Agamemnon, Menelaus plus many more.
to feel the breeze
Odysseus and Ulysses were the same person, Odysseus was his Greek name and Ulysses his Roman name. He was the wily king of Ithaca in southern Greece.
Yes, Odysseus' father is Laertes. However, in ancient Greece, all kings come from the line of Zeus. Therefore, in a sense, Zeus is also Odysseus' father. =)