Ithaca most commonly refers to: *

Homer's Ithaca Ithaca (; , ) was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's ''Odyssey'', is a matter for debate. There have been various theories about its location. Modern I ...

, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey'' *

Ithaca (island) Ithaca ( ), also Ithaki ( ) or Ithaka ( ''Ithákē'' ), is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece. Ithaca's main island has an area of and in 2021 had a populati ...

, an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca *

Ithaca, New York Ithaca () is a city in and the county seat of Tompkins County, New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York (state), New York, Ithaca is the largest community in the Ithaca metrop ...

, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College Ithaca, Ithaka or Ithica may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Ithaca, Queensland Ithaca is a former suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Since 1975, Ithaca has been designated a neighbourhood within the suburb of Red Hill in Brisbane. Origin of the name The name of the suburb is believed to have been bestowed by Sir George Fergus ...

, a neighbourhood in Brisbane ** Ithaca Division, a former local government area **

Shire of Ithaca The Town of Ithaca is a former local government areas of Queensland, local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in inner western Brisbane. History The Ithaca Division was first proclaimed in 1879, and originally covered an area t ...

, a former local government area ** Town of Ithaca, a former local government area *

Ithaca Creek Ithaca Creek is a waterway in the Enoggera Creek catchment, in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It arises in the Taylor Range at the Mount Coot-tha forest with two streams, one arising at J C Slaughter Falls, the other ...

, a creek in Brisbane *

Ithaca Creek State School Ithaca Creek State School is a heritage-listed state school and war memorial at 49 Lugg Street, Bardon, Queensland, Bardon, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland), Queensland Departme ...

, Bardon, Brisbane

Greece

Ithaca (regional unit) Ithaca () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of the Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Vathy. The regional unit consists of the islands of Ithaca, Atokos, Arkoudi, Oxeia, Drakonera and ...

, the 2nd level administrative division * Ithaca (polis), an ancient city

United States

* Ithaca, Georgia, a place in Georgia *

Ithaca, Michigan Ithaca is a city and the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan. It is located very near the geographical center of the state's lower peninsula. The population was 2,853 at the 2020 census. Ithaca is run as a council-manager government. It sit ...

* Ithaca, Nebraska *

Ithaca (town), New York Ithaca is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The town's population was 22,283 at the 2020 census. The town is in the central part of the county, in the Finger Lakes–Southern Tier region of New York, and is part of the Ithaca ...

, a town in Tompkins County *

, the legally-distinct city also in Tompkins County * Ithaca Pottery Site, an archaeological site in New York *

Ithaca, Ohio Ithaca is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 81 at the 2020 census. History John Colville platted Ithaca in 1832 and gave it the name of "Twinsborough." Its location on an established highway and along the Ohio ...

* Ithaca, Wisconsin, a town ** Ithaca (community), Wisconsin, in the town

Education

Ithaca High School (Michigan) Ithaca High School is a public high school located in Ithaca, Michigan, United States in central Gratiot County. Serving grades 7 to 12, it is part of the Ithaca Public Schools system and a member of the Tri-Valley West Athletic Conference. ...

Ithaca City School District The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) is a public school district centered in Ithaca, Caroline, Danby, and Enfield. Approximately 600 teachers work in the district, along with 300 other professional staff members, 275 paraprofessionals, ...

, New York **

Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York) Ithaca High School (IHS) is a public high school in Ithaca, New York, USA. It is part of the Ithaca City School District, and has an enrollment of approximately 1,675. The school is located at 1401 North Cayuga Street in the north end of Ithaca ...

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca (town), New York, Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a Music school, conservatory of music. Ithaca College is known for its media-related programs and entertainment program ...

, New York

Literature

* ''Ithaka'' (play), a 1996 play by Botho Strauss * "Ithaca" (''Ulysses'' episode), an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * ''Ithaca'' (poem), a poem by Constantine P. Cavafy *Ithaca, California, the setting for William Saroyan's novel '' The Human Comedy'' *''Ithaca'', a no-ship in the ''Dune'' fictional universe *''Ithaka'', a young-adult novel by

Adèle Geras Adèle Daphne Geras (née Weston; born 15 March 1944) is an English writer for young children, teens and adults. Early life Geras was born in Jerusalem, British Mandatory Palestine to History of the Jews in the United Kingdom, British Jewish ...

Film

* ''Ithaca'' (film), a 2015 American film *'' Project Ithaca'', a 2019 sci-fi film by Anthony Artibello and Kevin C. Bjerkness * ''Ithaka'' (film), a 2021 Australian documentary film about the campaign to free Julian Assange

Music

* ''Ithaca'' (Paula Cole album), 2010 * ''Ithaca'' (Barry Guy, Marilyn Crispell, and Paul Lytton album), 2004 *"Ithaca", a song by Peter Mulvey from ''

Glencree Glencree ( from the older Gleann Criothach, which translates as Valley of the Shaking Bog) is a valley in the Wicklow Mountains in eastern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the third-closest valley in the mountains to Dublin city, the first be ...

'', 1999 *

Ithaca (band) Ithaca are a British metalcore band, formed in London in 2012. Their current lineup consists of vocalist Djamila Boden Azzouz, guitarists Sam Chetan-Welsh and Will Sweet, bassist Dom Moss and drummer James Lewis, whilst bassists Drew Haycock an ...

Transportation

* Ithaca Bus Station, a former bus terminal in Ithaca, New York * Ithaca Central Railroad, a shortline railroad * Ithaca station (Lehigh Valley Railroad), a former railroad station *

Ithaca Tompkins International Airport Ithaca Tompkins International Airport is a county-owned airport located in the Town of Lansing, three miles northeast of Ithaca, the county seat and only city in Tompkins County, New York. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for ...

(ITH)

People

Ithaka (artist) Ithaka Darin Pappas (born July 8, 1966), known professionally as Ithaka, is an American-born multidisciplinary artist of Greek ancestry who creates using music, writing, sculpture and photography (both as separate entities or using them in combi ...

, American musician, writer, and artist * Ithaka Maria (born 1979), Estonian singer and songwriter *

Craig Horner Craig Horner (born 24 January 1983) is an Australian actor and musician who first appeared in the Australian television program '' Cybergirl''. He is best known for his role as Richard Cypher in the television series ''Legend of the Seeker''. E ...

(born 1983), Australian actor and musician who has recorded as Ithaca

Other uses

* Ithaka Harbors, publisher of academic journals in JSTOR *

1151 Ithaka 1151 Ithaka, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in 1929, a ...

, an asteroid * Ithaca Chasma, a valley on Saturn's moon Tethys *

Ithaca Gun Company The Ithaca Gun Company is a manufacturer of shotguns and rifles originally established in Ithaca, New York, in 1880. History Over the years, Ithaca made numerous firearms, most notably the Ithaca Flues double-barreled shotgun and the Ithaca 37 ...

, a US shotgun and rifle manufacturer * Ithaca InterSystems, a defunct microcomputer manufacturer * SS ''Ithaka'', a shipwreck near the port of Churchill, Manitoba, in Hudson's Bay