A child plays football next to a marble bust of ancient Greek poet Homer in the central square of Vathy, on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION