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

/ ˈjuːlɪˌsiːz, juːˈlɪsiːz /

noun

1. the Latin name of Odysseus

Ulysses

1. The Roman name of the Greek hero Odysseus.

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