Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachos
The Ithacans were residents of Ithaca, an island in the Ionian Sea. Their king presided over the island and surrounding islands, including Cephallonia and Zacynthus.
Rulers[]
- Arcesius, son of Zeus and Euryodeia
- Laertes, son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa, married to Anticlea, daughter of Autolycus and granddaughter of Hermes
- Odysseus, son of Laertes and Anticlea, married to Penelope, daughter of Icarius of Sparta
- Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope
| Peoples in Greek mythology | |
|---|---|
| Achaeans | Aeginetans • Aeolians • Aetolians • Arcadians • Argives • Athenians • Boeotians • Corinthians • Cretans • Cypriots • Dorians • Eleans • Epirotes • Euboeans • Ithacans • Lapiths • Locrians • Magnetes • Megarians • Messenians • Minyans • Mycenaeans • Myrmidons • Phocians • Rhodians • Salaminians • Sicyonians • Spartans |
| Anatolians | Carians • Cilicians • Halizones • Idaeans • Larissans • Lycians • Lydians • Maeonians • Mysians • Paphlagonians • Percoteans • Phrygians • Trojans |
| Others | Aethiopians • Amazons • Ciconians • Colchians • Egyptians • Latins • Libyans • Paeonians • Phoenicians • Tenedians • Thracians |