Ithaka

Title: Ithaka
Author: Adèle Geras
Genre: Historic Fiction, Romance
Number of Pages: 360

They were having annual ceremony of prayers and offerings to Pallas Athene, in order to bring Odysseus safely back to Ithaka. Klymene had been good friends with Telemachus. Klymene started to like Telemachus. But Telemachus is a prince and Klymene is just a servant. "I used to wrestle in the sand with him and climb trees with him and Ikarios. But now I'm supposed to be a young woman" Now Telemachus have to act like a grown up man and a prince. 

One day, Penelope brought a new servant girl. Her name was Melantho, who's father was kinsman (relative) of Odysseus. Melantho thinks Telemachus loves her, and Klymene was really jealous and she was disgusted. Three moons have passed after Melantho's arrival. Melantho tells Klymene that Telemachus and her kissed. After that, one day, Klymene finds Telemachus crying. Klymene thinks its because of Melantho.

One day, everyone was getting excited about Leodes coming to Ithaka. He is a lord of one of the islands to the south. He was childhood friend of Odysseus. Everyone was getting busy because of his arrival. Especially the queen. She haven't had visitors in years. And Klymene starts to think Melantho as a rival. 

Leodes arrived at Ithaka and the had a big feast. During the feast, Klymene spots a woman with a gown of palest pink, with silver threads woven through the fabric, and silver bells dangled from bracelets on both here wrists and from the hem of her robe. Klymene thought her beauty was dazzling, and looking at her was like trying to gaze at the sun. Klymene finds out that she is Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. She says that she came to help the queen and she said something into the queen's ear. After the feast, Telemachus started to think that her mother likes Leodes.