A story about a king of this place is compared to the Abraham and Isaac story in the first chapter of Erich Auerbach's book Mimesis.
This place is often described by the adjective chthamale or "low-lying." A story about a king of this place is compared to the Abraham and Isaac story in the first chapter of Erich Auerbach's book Mimesis. A bed in this place can't be moved since it's made of a living olive tree. A dog dies of excitement after seeing a king of this place, whose (*) identity is given away by a scar. A queen of this place daily unweaves a burial shroud to stave off a pack of suitors. It was ruled by a son of Laertes who returns to it in a namesake Homeric epic. For 10 points, name this island home of Penelope and Odysseus.
This place is often described by the adjective chthamale or "low-lying."
Ithaca [or Ithake; if they answer with things like Odysseus’s house, prompt by asking “What kingdom is that in?”] &lt;JW/JR&gt;