Ulysses
[ yoo-lis-eez ]
/ yuˈlɪs iz /
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noun
Classical Mythology. Latin name for Odysseus.
(italics) a psychological novel (1922) by James Joyce.
a male given name.
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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.
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