Ulysses

[ yoo-lis-eez ]

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noun

Classical Mythology. Latin name for Odysseus.
(italics) a psychological novel (1922) by James Joyce.
a male given name.

Ulysses

/ ˈjuːlɪˌsiːz; juːˈlɪsiːz /

noun

the Latin name of Odysseus

Ulysses

The Roman name of the Greek hero Odysseus .

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Notes

The Irish author James Joyce adopted the name for the title of his masterpiece of the early twentieth century, which is, in part, a retelling of the myth of Odysseus.

In the Aeneidof Virgil , which was written in Latin , Odysseus is called Ulysses.

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President Ulysses Grant alone accounts for six of them.

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I would read “Ulysses” for the sheer pleasure of reading.

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As an act of personal resistance, I’m tackling James Joyce’s “Ulysses” again.

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Some have been senior commanders, such as Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower, while some were heroic junior officers whose lives were on the line, like Presidents Kennedy and George H.W.

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The pattern across the jersey is inspired by a fifth-century BC vase attributed to Persephone, which depicts Ulysses and the sorceress Circe in Homer's Odyssey.

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