In Greek mythology, '''Ithacus''' (Ancient Greek: Ἴθακος) may refer to two different characters:
* Ithacus, together with Neritus and Polyctor, made a basin of stone in Ithaca into which a spring ran.<ref>Homer, ''Odyssey'' 17.207</ref> * Ithacus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Same along with other 22 wooers.<ref>Apollodorus, Epitome 7.28</ref> He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.<ref name=":1">Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33</ref>
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== References ==
* Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website]. * Homer, ''The Odyssey'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. {{ISBN|978-0674995611|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135 Greek text available from the same website].
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