Ithaca. He was the king there, and when he left on his odyssey he left behind his son and wife (Penelope).
He wanted to return to his wife, Penelope, in Ithaca after the ten year Trojan War. When he is gone suitors attempt to get Penelope to pick a new mate and king of Ithica.
Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, was driven through the whole Odyssey by his desire to get home and see his wife, Penelope again.
The island of Ithaca
Icarius was her father, a Spartan king, her mother was a Naiad (minor goddess). So, likely, Sparta was her birthplace for all that she was later queen of Ithaca.
Odysseus was the king of Ithaca, since he was married to Queen Penelope. Their son, Telemachus, was Ithaca's prince.
Ithaca. He was the king there, and when he left on his odyssey he left behind his son and wife (Penelope).
No, Odysseus is King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laërtes and Anticlea
He wanted to return to his wife, Penelope, in Ithaca after the ten year Trojan War. When he is gone suitors attempt to get Penelope to pick a new mate and king of Ithica.
Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, was driven through the whole Odyssey by his desire to get home and see his wife, Penelope again.
The island of Ithaca
Penelope is the queen of Ithaca in The Odyssey. She is known for her loyalty and patience while waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from the Trojan War.
Odysseus' wife was Penelope, Queen of Ithaca
Icarius was her father, a Spartan king, her mother was a Naiad (minor goddess). So, likely, Sparta was her birthplace for all that she was later queen of Ithaca.
Odysseus is the king of Ithaca
Telemachus' parents are non other than the King and Queen of Ithaca, Odysseus(he never met his fathe since he left when Telemachus was young) and Penelope
The suitors wanted to marry Penelope in order to become the new king of Ithaca and inherit her wealth. They were motivated by greed and power, rather than genuine love for Penelope.