The Ionian Islands
Odysseus led the great-hearted Kefallenians who held Ithaca and Neritos, covered by forest, and lived in Krokyleia and rough Aigilipa, and those who held Zakynthos and lived in Samos, and those who occupied the mainland and the shores opposit the islands-
Lefkada sits in the cross hairs.
The protagonist in Homer's book the 'Odyssey' is Odysseus, who lives on the island of Ithaca.
What do we see here:
People called Cephalenians, who lived in places like Crocyleia, Aigilips, Zacynthos, Samos and Ithaca, the latter with a mountain called Neriton. Zacynthos is easily located, Ithaca isn't difficult either and for Samos there's a clue in the name of the old capital of Kefalonia, Sami, on its eastern coast, across from Ithaki. On the other hand, Crocyleia and Aigilips are nowhere to be found and Lefkada isn't even mentioned by Homer at all, neither in the Iliad nor in the Odyssey.
The Ionian islands are located west of the Greek mainland, orange-coloured on this map. The islands of Corfu (Kerkyra) in the north and Kythira far south are called Scheria and Cythera by Homer, but neither is mentioned as island led by Odysseus and therefore not part of Odysseus' territory.
People called Cephalenians, who lived in places like Crocyleia, Aigilips, Zacynthos, Samos and Ithaca, the latter with a mountain called Neriton. Zacynthos is easily located, Ithaca isn't difficult either and for Samos there's a clue in the name of the old capital of Kefalonia, Sami, on its eastern coast, across from Ithaki. On the other hand, Crocyleia and Aigilips are nowhere to be found and Lefkada isn't even mentioned by Homer at all, neither in the Iliad nor in the Odyssey.
The Ionian islands are located west of the Greek mainland, orange-coloured on this map. The islands of Corfu (Kerkyra) in the north and Kythira far south are called Scheria and Cythera by Homer, but neither is mentioned as island led by Odysseus and therefore not part of Odysseus' territory.
Zakynthos
Kefalonia
Ithaki
Lefkada
Kythira
Corfu
Iliad Book 2 line 636-641 Barry B Powell