Ulysses

[yoo-lis-eez; also British yoo-luh-seez]

noun

Latin name for Odysseus.

(italics) a psychological novel (1922) by James Joyce.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for ulysses

Contemporary Examples of ulysses

The term “lobbyist” supposedly was coined during the well-corrupted (and well-soaked) presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists
P. J. O’Rourke
October 25, 2014
The reporter, like Ulysses, travels the globe and returns to his people.
Slaves In A Family's Past Haunt The Present
Michael Signer
August 28, 2014
Instead, journalists reached back to an earlier Republican schism from the days of Ulysses S. Grant.
The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics
Michael Wolraich
July 24, 2014
You made some famous comments some time ago about your dislike of Ulysses.
The Prodigious Roddy Doyle Is the Celtic Tiger of Irish Literature
Allen Barra
March 17, 2014
Ulysses Grant was a long time ago; today Hillary Clinton is in all but unique situation in our presidential politics.
Yes, Pundits, Hillary Has the 2016 Nomination in the Bag
Robert Shrum
February 18, 2014

Historical Examples of ulysses

He was the Ulysses of pirates, the beloved not only of Mercury, but of Minerva.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
Howard Pyle
But Ulysses did not waste much time in listening to the laughter or the song.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
But Ulysses had no time to waste in trying to get at the mystery.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ulysses took command of the remaining twenty-two men, in person.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
On entering the hall, Ulysses saw the magic fountain in the center of it.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for ulysses

Ulysses

noun

the Latin name of Odysseus

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Word Origin and History for ulysses

Ulysses

Latin name for Odysseus, from Latin Ulysses, Ulixes. Famous for wandering as well as craftiness and ability at deceit. For -d- to -l- alteration, see lachrymose.

ulysses in Culture

Ulysses

The Roman name of the Greek hero Odysseus.

Note

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

Note

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.