The term "inland" in literature has been multifaceted, serving both as a literal directional cue and as a metaphor for journeys into the unfamiliar or inner realms of self-discovery. In classical works like Homer's Odyssey, it marks a deliberate departure from the known coastal worlds into depths where fate and divine intervention converge [1, 2, 3, 4]. Meanwhile, writers such as Thoreau and Whitman employ the term to evoke both the physical distance from modern urbanity and the spiritual exploration found in the untouched countryside [5, 6, 7, 8]. In historical and geographical discourses, "inland" is used more pragmatically to denote areas away from seaports or coastal trade, as seen in accounts by Herodotus, Strabo, and various texts on commerce and travel [9, 10, 11, 12, 13]. Across genres—from adventure narratives in Jules Verne’s explorations [14, 15, 16, 17, 18] to evocative meditations in poetry [19]—the word consistently bridges tangible landscapes with imaginative and symbolic terrains, inviting readers to both map and experience a world that lies away from the immediate reach of the sea.