Odysseus

:This article is about the mythological character. See also Odysseus crater, Ulysses (robot), Ulysses (poem), Ulysses (novel)

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Odysse?s La?rti?d?s (Greek: ', 'son of Laertes'), or simply Odysseus (meaning "man of wrath" according to Homer, or more likely, from Greek ??????: od?g?s, "a guide; the one showing the way"), is a character in Greek mythology, known as Ulysses or Ulixes in Roman mythology. Known for his guile and resourcefulness, he is the hero of Homer's Odyssey, and a major character in the Iliad. Odysseus was the son of Laertes and Anticlea, although some sources, prominent among them Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides, state that Sisyphus was his father.

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Odysseus was the king of Ithaca, husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus, favorite of Athena, and wiliest of the Greeks involved in the Trojan War. Odysseus earns this title by, among other things, masterminding the Trojan Horse. He is most famous for the ten years it took him to return home from the war, which is described in the Odyssey.

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The city of Lisbon, Portugal was believed by Greek settlers to be named after Odysseus.

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Odysseus crater: REDIRECT Odysseus (crater)...

Ulysses (robot): Ulysses is a bomb-detecting robot at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport named after the Greek mythological character Odysseus....

Ulysses (poem): Ulysses is a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, written in 1833 but not published until 1842. It is narrated by an aged Ulysses who has become dissatisfied with his life as king of Ithaca. Ulysses has spent years fighting the Trojans (as described in the Iliad) and trying to return home (which is the sub...

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