Odysseus

Also known as Ulysses

In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (, ; ), 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.

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Odysseus is a legendary Greek king from the ancient city of Ithaca who is the main character of Homer's epic poem *the Odyssey*, one of the most famous works in Western literature. He also appears prominently in Homer's *Iliad* and other related ancient Greek stories, making him one of the most important figures in classical mythology.

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Character.name: Odysseus
Character.title: King of Ithaca
Character.image: Head Odysseus MAR Sperlonga.jpg
Character.caption: Head of Odysseus from a Roman period Hellenistic marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga, Italy
Character.nationality: Greek
Character.spouse: Penelope
Character.relatives: Laertes (father)Anticlea (mother)Ctimene (sister)
Character.children: Telemachus (in the Odyssey)Telegonus, Cassiphone, Agrius, Anteias, Ardeas, Rhomos, Poliporthes, Latinus, Nausinous, Nausithous, Euryalus (In later sources)

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Image: (Venice) Ancient Roman statues in the Museo archeologico nazionale - Ulysses.jpg

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name in native language: Ὀδυσσεύς
Commons category: Odysseus
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Contents

Name, etymology, and epithets
Description
Genealogy
Mythology
Before the Trojan War
During the Trojan War
The ''Iliad''
Other stories from the Trojan War
"Cruel, deceitful Ulixes" of the Romans
Journey home to Ithaca
Other tales
In post-classical tradition
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Modern literature
Poetry
Novels
Literary criticism
Television and film
Music
Comparative mythology and folkloristics
Role as a figure of worship
Namesakes
See also
References
Further reading
External links

As the son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope, and father of Telemachus, Acusilaus, and Telegonus, Odysseus is renowned for his intellectual brilliance, guile, and versatility (polytropos), and he is thus known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning (). He is most famous for his nostos, or "homecoming", which took him ten eventful years after the decade-long Trojan War.