Arceisius
Forefather of the single-line Ithacan house — father of Laertes and grandsire of Odysseus — whose race the suitors sought to wipe from Ithaca; Homer names him as the stem of the high-roofed halls, not a catalogue king with a separate reign narrative.1
Laertes
Once lord of the Cephallenians; in old age withdrew to his country farm while suitors devoured his son's house — the funeral shroud Penelope wove in his name held the wooers at bay.2
Odysseus
King of rocky Ithaca and captain of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy.3
Telemachus
Sole heir of the house: kingship in sea-girt Ithaca is by birth his heritage. Homer closes before a settled succession after Odysseus' return; later variants remove him from the island with Telegonus rather than enthroning him as a long-reigning king.4
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the spine ignites as you read · the reign index on the card follows your place · starred rulers link to their codices
HER SKY
a mini-galaxy of 150 dwellers
MYTHS SET HERE
9 tales walk these walls
… and 4 more
ON THE MAP
in Ithaca — Ionian Islands
Coordinates: Pleiades gazetteer, CC BY · place 530906