concept
the Cephallenians
Cephallenians
also: Κεφαλλῆνες
The people of Odysseus's wider realm (Ithaca and its neighboring islands), among whom Philoetius was raised as a boy.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §20.199 the Cephallenians
The people of Odysseus's realm beyond Ithaca itself, across the neighbouring islands. The cowherd Philoetius recalls that Odysseus set him over the cattle among them when he was still a little boy.