Ulysses

[ yoo-lis-eez ]

noun

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

Ulysses

/ juːˈlɪsiːz; ˈjuːlɪˌsiːz /

noun

1. See Odysseus
   the Latin name of Odysseus

Ulysses

1. The Roman name of the Greek hero Odysseus .

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 of Virgil , which was written in Latin , Odysseus is called Ulysses.

Example Sentences

The term “lobbyist” supposedly was coined during the well-corrupted (and well-soaked) presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

From The Daily Beast

The reporter, like Ulysses, travels the globe and returns to his people.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, journalists reached back to an earlier Republican schism from the days of Ulysses S. Grant.

From The Daily Beast

You made some famous comments some time ago about your dislike of Ulysses.

From The Daily Beast

Ulysses Grant was a long time ago; today Hillary Clinton is in all but unique situation in our presidential politics.

From The Daily Beast

If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!

From Project Gutenberg

The initial syllables of Ulysses and of Rutherford make an inclusion by sound.

From Project Gutenberg

That was after we read about the Cyclopes in the Ulysses story in our encyclopedia.

From Project Gutenberg

It is as much a symbol of the art of a machine age as the man Ulysses is a symbol of the art of an heroic age.

From Project Gutenberg

In one of the seas where Ulysses sailed was an island known as the Isle of the Sirens.

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