I
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.1
II
Odysseus
King of rocky Ithaca and captain of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy.2
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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
the sky drifts, waiting
MYTHS SET HERE
9 tales walk these walls
The Framing of PalamedesWhere Odysseus feigned madness in the furrowsThe Vengeance of NaupliusWhere Odysseus feigned madnessTelemachus and the SuitorsPalace of the suitorsThe OdysseyRocky kingdom and goal of the voyageCalypso and ScheriaWhere he woke at last
THE SPINDLE OF MYTHS →… and 4 more
ON THE MAP
in Ithaca — Ionian Islands
Coordinates: Pleiades gazetteer, CC BY · place 530906