Ulysses
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Classical Mythology. Latin name for Odysseus.
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(italics) a psychological novel (1922) by James Joyce.
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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.
In the Aeneid of Virgil, which was written in Latin, Odysseus is called Ulysses.
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Ulysses S. Grant called the war “one of the most unjust ever waged.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
In 1876 President Ulysses S. Grant ordered the Army to subjugate the traditionals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Data from the Ulysses spacecraft showed that the fast solar wind originates mainly from vast coronal holes near the poles.
From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025
In 1933, a federal district judge in New York struck down an attack on James Joyce’s famous novel Ulysses.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025
Flora watched Ulysses fly over her, his tail extended at full length and his front paws delicately pointed.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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