Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca in the 13th book of the Odyssey.
Book 15 of the Odyssey
Odysseus
The journey of Odysseus from Ithaca to Troy and back to Ithaca is summarized in the book the Odyssey.
In Book 17 of the Odyssey, Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar to secretly return to his home in Ithaca. He uses this disguise to gather information about the situation in his household and to assess who is loyal to him.
In book 1 of the Odyssey, Odysseus is trapped on the island of Ogygia by the nymph Calypso. She detains him there for seven years until the gods decide he should be allowed to leave and return home to Ithaca.
The red-haired king in Book 5 of the Odyssey is King Alcinous, the ruler of the Phaeacians. He offers hospitality to Odysseus and helps him return to Ithaca.
they send Odysseus from there to Ithaca after he tells his story.
Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar upon learning that he is back on Ithaca.
The speaker in Book 13 of Homer's Odyssey is Odysseus, talking to his Phaeacian hosts. The tone is one of longing and nostalgia as Odysseus recounts his longing for his homeland of Ithaca and his desire to return after many years of wandering.
In Homer's "The Odyssey," the gods decide to help Odysseus by sending Hermes to Calypso to demand Odysseus's release from her island and by inspiring Athena to plead with Zeus to intervene and help Odysseus return home to Ithaca.
The Odyssey is Homer's epic of Odysseus' 10-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War. While Odysseus battles mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods, his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus stave off suitors vying for Penelope's hand and Ithaca's throne long enough for Odysseus to return. The Odyssey ends as Odysseus wins a contest to prove his identity, slaughters the suitors, and retakes the throne of Ithaca.
Odysseus was the king of Ithaca, since he was married to Queen Penelope. Their son, Telemachus, was Ithaca's prince.