Ithaca- Vathy Harbor
Item
File name
sackett_063 See all items with this value
Title
Ithaca- Vathy Harbor See all items with this value
Description
This is a view of the Vathy Harbor at Ithaca from a high vantage point. The image shows the surrounding mountains and sea beyond that. It also shows the modern structures around the harbor. See all items with this value
Place name
Ithaca (inhabited place) See all items with this value
Subject
Landscape
Ocean
Notes
Vathy harbor is considered to be Ithaca's safest natural harbor and is located just near Mount Nirito. It is recorded that there was a temple to the god "Forkyn" located in the bay during ancient times. Ithaca, based on the story found in Homer's epic, "The Odyssey", would have been the home to and kingdom belonging to the hero Odysseus. According to the Ithacan Philanthropic Society, it was recorded that in the legend Odysseus secretly arrived back on Ithaca at "Dexia", which is located beside the entrance of the port of Vathy.
Date photographed
April 1977
