- Ithaca (Dune)
"Ithaca" is a fictional
no-ship from the "Dune" universe created byFrank Herbert . It is a giantspacecraft designed by the Ixians and created inThe Scattering for theHonored Matres to serve as a great city in space, a type ofspace habitat .Miles Teg stole the ship from Gammu, and a decade later his clone-ghola , along with theDuncan Idaho ghola,Sheeana , and Garimi stole it fromMurbella , bringing along 150 refugees; including the last Tleilaxu Master Scytale, someBene Gesserit Sisters and Suk Doctors, male workers from Chapterhouse, the "wild" Reverend Mother Rebecca, Reverend MothersElyen andCalissa , ["Hunters Of Dune " pg. 63] the Rabbi and the surviving members of a cell ofSecret Israel , fourFutars , and seven small sandworms taken from Chapterhouse."Ithaca" is the name given by Duncan Idaho, Sheaana, and her Bene Gesserits a year after they escaped Chapterhouse, in light of the
no-ship 's endless wanderings similar to the ancient Greek heroOdysseus ' journey back to his home ofIthaca .The "Ithaca" is equipped with Holtzman engines, which allows it to travel to any part of the universe instantaneously. The vessel is a compact city over several kilometers long and about a kilometer in diameter, containing over a hundred decks with thousands of small connecting passages. In several parts of "Chapterhouse: Dune", the ship is described as self sustaining, with a complex system of air scrubbers, algae vats to manufacture processed-food, and only needing to stop when the passengers want to land or go on a military mission. Since there are only a few hundred people on board, there is a huge amount of unused space on the ship.
The "Ithaca" is also equipped with a navigational computer to assist with instantaneous space travel, but
Duncan Idaho destroys it, fearing that the computer would eventually lead them to a trap. Duncan uses his limitedprescience to guide the "Ithaca" through foldspace whenever he feels that the mysterious hunters were near.Notes
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