Definitions

1. noun

A city and the county seat of Tompkins County in the state of New York.

“She visited Ithaca for its beautiful waterfalls and scenic gorges.”

2. proper noun

The name of a city in Greece, the capital of the Ionian Islands, and the home of the Greek poet Homer, as well as the name of the destination in the poem ‘The Odyssey’.

“The Ithaca of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ has become a legendary place in literature and history.”