Odysseus

For other meanings, see Odysseus (disambiguation) Odysseus or Ulysses (Greek  Odysseus; Latin: Ulixes or, more commonly, Ulysses), pronounced , was the Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus plays a key role in Homer's Iliad. King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laërtes and Anticlea (although there was a tradition that Sisyphus was his true father), Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness (known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning, and said to be third to only Zeus and Athena in wisdom (see mētis, or "cunning intelligence"), and is most famous for the ten eventful years it took him to return home after the Trojan War.
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n. Odysseus, Ulysses, hero of the "Odyssey", one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, king of Ithaca (Greek Mythology)

n. Odysseus, Ulysses, hero of the "Odyssey", one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, king of Ithaca (Greek Mythology)

[Greek heroic] Odysseus (called Ulysses in Latin) was the son of Laertes and was the ruler of the island kingdom of Ithaca. He was one of the most prominent Greek leaders in the Trojan War, and was the hero of Homer's Odyssey. He was known for his cleverness and cunning, and for his eloquence as a speaker. Odysseus was one of the original suitors of Helen of Troy. When Menelaus succeeded in winning Helen's hand in marriage, it was Odysseus who advised him to get the other suitors to swear to defend his marriage rights. However, when Menelaus called on the suitors to help him bring Helen back from Troy, Odysseus was reluctant to make good on his oath. He pretended to have gone mad, plowing his fields and sowing salt instead of grain. Palamedes placed Odysseus' infant son in front of the plow, and Odysseus revealed his sanity when he turned aside to avoid injuring the child. However reluctant he may have been to join the expedition, Odysseus fought heroically in the Trojan War, refusing to leave...
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