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    Odysseus - Wikipedia

    • In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus , also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (/juːˈlɪsiːz/ yoo-LISS-eez, UK also /ˈjuːlɪsiːz/ YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulysses, Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle. As the son o… See more

    Name, etymology, and epithets

    The form Ὀδυσ(σ)εύς Odys(s)eus is used starting in the epic period and through the classical period, but various other … See more

    Description

    In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Odysseus was illustrated as "tough, crafty, cheerful, of medium height, eloquent, and wise." See more

    TitleKing of Ithaca
    SpousePenelope
    ChildrenTelemachus, Telegonus, Cassiphone, Agrius, Anteias, Ardeas, Rhomos, Poliporthes, Latinus, Nausinous, Nausithous, Euryalus
    RelativesLaertes (father) · Anticlea (mother) · Ctimene (sister)
    Genealogy

    Relatively little is given of Odysseus's fictional background other than that according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, his paternal grandfather or step-grandfather is Arcesius, son of Cephalus and grandson of Aeolus, … See more

    Mythology

    The majority of sources for Odysseus's supposed pre-war exploits—principally the mythographers Pseudo-Apollodorus and Hyginus—postdate Homer by many centuries. Two stories in particular are well known: … See more

    In post-classical tradition

    Odysseus is one of the most recurrent characters in Western culture.
    Dante Alighieri, in the Canto XXVI of the Inferno segment of his Divine Comedy (1308–1320), encounters Odysseus ("Ulisse" in … See more

    Altars – islands – cities

    Strabo writes that on Meninx (Ancient Greek: Μῆνιγξ) island, modern Djerba at Tunisia, there was an altar to Odysseus.
    Pliny the Elder writes that in Italy there were some small islands (modern Torricella, Praca, Bra… See more

    Namesakes

    • Odysseus (crater)
    • Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark (born 2004) is the grandson of the deposed Greek king, Constantine II.
    • 1143 Odysseus… See more

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