“Did you say ’wooden horse’?[”] the Ithacan king asked. [“]You know, there might be something in that.[”]
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Ithacan
//ˈɪθəkən//
Synonyms for "ithacan" (2 found)
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Translations
12 translations across 4 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- Ἰθακήσιος adj (of, from or relating to Ithaca)
- Ἰθακήσιος noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
French
3 entries- ithaquien adj (of, from or relating to Ithaca)
- Ithaquien noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
- Ithaquienne noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
German
3 entries- ithakisch adj (of, from or relating to Ithaca)
- Ithaker noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
- Ithakerin noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
Portuguese
4 entries- itacense adj (of, from or relating to Ithaca)
- ítaco adj (of, from or relating to Ithaca)
- itacense noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
- ítaco noun (native or inhabitant of Ithaca)
Sample sentences
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Atwood’s novella was her commissioned response to The Odyssey: the Homeric epic re-told from the point of view of the wandering hero’s wife, Penelope, who remained chastely and patiently in their Ithacan palace during the 10 years her husband was away besieging Troy and the further 10 years it took him to get back home again.
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Jane is the latest in a long line of Ithacan heroes … and it was an honour to be with her for this latest part of the island’s journey through history.
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The author was said to be an Ithacan youth, not a Cornell student, who had attended some literary seminars at the university and was now reported on the West Coast.
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