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.

Example Sentences

In 1862 Gen. Ulysses S. Grant expelled Jews “as a class” from the occupied military district he administered, claiming that they violated “every regulation of trade.”

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In the next No Kings protests, let’s make sure the Ulysses Morenos of America know that we hear and share their concerns — and that we are demanding action.

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In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the law creating the first national park—Yellowstone.

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Ulysses S. Grant invoked it more than half a dozen times to thwart statehouse coups, stem race massacres and smother the Ku Klux Klan in its South Carolina cradle.

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Data from the Ulysses spacecraft showed that the fast solar wind originates mainly from vast coronal holes near the poles.

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