Odysseus
Sign in to saveIn Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (, ; ), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle.
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Odysseus is a legendary Greek king from the ancient city of Ithaca who is the main character of Homer's epic poem *the Odyssey*, one of the most famous works in Western literature. He also appears prominently in Homer's *Iliad* and other related ancient Greek stories, making him one of the most important figures in classical mythology.
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- Character.name
- Odysseus
- Character.title
- King of Ithaca
- Character.image
- Head Odysseus MAR Sperlonga.jpg
- Character.caption
- Head of Odysseus from a Roman period Hellenistic marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga, Italy
- Character.nationality
- Greek
- Character.spouse
- Penelope
- Character.relatives
- Laertes (father)Anticlea (mother)Ctimene (sister)
- Character.children
- Telemachus (in the Odyssey)Telegonus, Cassiphone, Agrius, Anteias, Ardeas, Rhomos, Poliporthes, Latinus, Nausinous, Nausithous, Euryalus (In later sources)
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26 sectionsContents
- Name, etymology, and epithets
- Description
- Genealogy
- Mythology
- Before the Trojan War
- During the Trojan War
- The ''Iliad''
- Other stories from the Trojan War
- "Cruel, deceitful Ulixes" of the Romans
- Journey home to Ithaca
- Other tales
- In post-classical tradition
- Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Modern literature
- Poetry
- Novels
- Literary criticism
- Television and film
- Music
- Comparative mythology and folkloristics
- Role as a figure of worship
- Namesakes
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (, ; ), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle.
As the son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope, and father of Telemachus, Acusilaus, and Telegonus, Odysseus is renowned for his intellectual brilliance, guile, and versatility (polytropos), and he is thus known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning (). He is most famous for his nostos, or "homecoming", which took him ten eventful years after the decade-long Trojan War.