Found!Doulichion

The land I captured

He has 12 herds of cattle on the mainland, and as many of sheep, and as many droves of pigs. Foreigners and his own herdsmen pasture as many wide-roaming herds of goats there.

The sensible Laërtes spoke to him:"I only wish, O father Zeus and Athena and Apollo, that I were such as I was when I captured Nerikos, the well built citadel, on a promontory of the mainland, when I was king of the Kephallenians.

Apparently, there was a place on the mainland called Nerikon, captured by Laërtes, which was considered part of Ithaca. On top of this, Eumaios, the pig herder, in his exchange with the apparent stranger who turns out to be Odysseus in disguise, gives an account of Odysseus' wealth:

Ithaca

Aktio

Crocyleia

Not only was there a place, it must have been vast to accomodate so many animals and a well-built citadel, located on a promontory of the mainland. The promontory must have been the 'island' Crocylea and the citadel Nerikos is likely ancient Paleros, though there's no proof yet, research into this matter is still ongoing at Paleros.

Ancient Paleros

Lake Voulkaria

Barrier

ancient barrier

INDEX

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Odussey Book 24 line 338-342 Samuel Butler
Odyssey Book 14 line 102-105 Barry B Powell

First, we'll take a closer look at how both Odysseus and Rhadamanthos managed to get past the barrier, which would've closed off their path in Oysseus' times, or would it?