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Their own possessions lie untouched in their own houses-bread and sweet wine, which their house servants may consume.
By zooming out a little we can make a map of the area around the City and see where the markets could have been in conjuction to the pig farm, Mount Neion, the harbor and Kefallini. (left)
After Ithaca became the capital of the Kefallinians, a lot of land was needed for their houses and land as they had their own resources. Penelope says:
After Ithaca became the capital of the Kefallinians, a lot of land was needed for their houses and land as they had their own resources. Penelope says:
Odyssey Book 17 line 484-486 Barry B Powell
Pig farm
Area around the city
Honey herbs
Spring
Palace
Livestock
Corn
Leather
Fruits
Fish
Neion
Pyrgi
Harbor
Kefallinians
City fields
Palace fields
They had their own wine and bread, fields and vinyards. That expansion didn't fit the city, but is conveniently close to Pyrgi.
Pyrgi
City