“Odysseus, some say, wandered about Libya, or as some say, about Sicily, or as others say, about the outer ocean or about the Tyrrenian Sea.”
(Apollodorus, Epit. 7.1)
“You will then find where Odysseus wandered when you find the cobbler who sewed the bag of the winds.”
(Eratosthenes, at Strabo 1.2.15)
Standard Localizations in Antiquity
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Lotus Eaters: Djerba
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Polyphemus:
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Aeolus: Lipari Islands
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Laestrygonians: Lentini
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Circe: Monte Circeo
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Underworld: Lake Avernus
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Sirens: Galli Islands
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Scylla & Charybdis: Strait of Messina
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Thrinacia: Sicily
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Calypso: Gozo
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Phaeacians: Corfu
