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name for

Odysseus In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus ( ; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; ), is a legendary Greeks, Greek king of Homeric Ithaca, Ithaca and the hero of Homer's Epic poetry, epic poem, the ''Odyssey''. Od ...

, a legendary Greek hero recognized for his intelligence and cunning. He is famous for his long, adventurous journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, as narrated in Homer's

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'' is divi ...

. Ulysses may also refer to:

People

Ulysses (given name) Ulysses ( , ; , ) is one Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made more famous in modern times by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, by James Joyce's novel '' Ulysses'', and the fi ...

, including a list of people with this name

Places

5254 Ulysses 5254 Ulysses is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1986, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at the Haute-Provence Observatory in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire near Marseille, south ...

, an asteroid

Places in the United States

Ulysses, Kansas Ulysses (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, Grant County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Ulysses S. Grant, the List of Presidents of the United States, 18th President of the United States. As of th ...

* Ulysses, Kentucky * Ulysses, Nebraska * Ulysses Township, Butler County, Nebraska *

Ulysses, New York Ulysses is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town located in northwest Tompkins County, New York, Tompkins County, New York (state), New York, United States, U.S. The population was 4,940 at the 2020 census. The town was named after th ...

Ulysses, Pennsylvania Ulysses is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 600 at the 2020 census. The borough is located in a rural farming and forested area in north central Pennsylvania, which is known as the Pennsylvania Wild ...

* Ulysses Township, Pennsylvania

Animals

* Ulysses butterfly (''Papilio ulysses'') a butterfly endemic to Australasia *

Ulysses (horse) Ulysses (foaled 20 March 2013) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion. As a three-year-old he showed very good form, winning the Gordon Stakes and finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf. He was even ...

(born 2013), a thoroughbred racehorse

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* "Ulysses" (poem), by Alfred Lord Tennyson * ''Ulysses'' (play), a 1705 play by Nicholas Rowe * ''Ulysses'', a 1902 play by

Stephen Phillips Stephen Phillips (28 July 1864 – 9 December 1915) was an English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity early in his career. Biography He was born at Summertown near Oxford, the son of the Rev. Stephen Phillips, precento ...

* ''Ulysses'' (novel), by James Joyce **

Ulysses (broadcast) The ''Ulysses'' broadcast began on 16 June 1982 ( Bloomsday) when the Irish state broadcaster, RTÉ Radio, transmitted an uninterrupted 30-hour dramatised radio performance, by 33 actors of the RTÉ Players, of the entire text of James Joyce's ...

, a 1982 RTÉ Radio broadcast of the entire text of the novel * ''HMS Ulysses'' (novel), by Alistair Maclean * Ulysses (comics), two members of a fictional group in the Marvel Comics universe *

Ulysses Klaue Klaw (Ulysses Klaue) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a human physicist who has been transformed into solid sound, and who wears a sonic emitter on his right wrist as a pr ...

, a character in Marvel comic books * Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight, a light novel

Film and television

* ''Ulysses'' (1954 film), starring Kirk Douglas based on the story of Homer's ''Odyssey'' * ''Ulysses'' (1967 film), based on Joyce's novel * ''Ulysses'' (2011 film), a 2011 Chilean film * ''Ulysses'' (broadcast), a dramatised radio broadcast of Joyce's novel * ''

Ulysses 31 is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovisuel and Tokyo Movie Shinsha ...

'', a French-Japanese anime television program * ''Ulixes'', a fictional spacecraft in the 4th season of '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''

Music

* ''Ulysse'' (Rebel), a 1703 French opera by Jean-Fery Rebel * '' Ulisse'', a 1968 Italian opera by Luigi Dallapiccola * ''Ulysses'', a 1947 English-language cantata by

Mátyás Seiber Mátyás György Seiber (, sometimes given as Matthis Seyber; 4 May 1905 – 24 September 1960) was a Hungarian-born British composer who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1935 onwards. His work linked many diverse musical influences, ...

Ulysses (American band) Ulysses is an American indie rock band formed by Robert Schneider (lead vocalist of The Apples in Stereo) along with John Ferguson and Ben Fulton in early 2003. Robert Beatty (of Hair Police) joined later that year. They released their first al ...

, an American indie rock band * Ulysses (German band), a German progressive rock band * ''Ulysses'' (EP), by Shimamiya Eiko, 2005 * "Ulysses" (song), by Franz Ferdinand, 2008 * "Ullyses", a song by Dead Can Dance from the 1988 album '' The Serpent's Egg''

Video games

* Ulysses 1994XF04, a fictional asteroid in the video game ''

Ace Combat is an Arcade video game, arcade-style Combat flight simulation game, combat flight simulation video game series by Project Aces, an internal development team of Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Debuting in 1995 with ''Air Combat'' fo ...

'' * Ulysses, an assumed name of the antagonist of the '' Fallout: New Vegas'' expansion ''Lonesome Road''

Events and storms

Typhoon Dolphin (2008) Typhoon Dolphin, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was the final named storm and typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season. The only impact that was reported from Dolphin was to the M/Bca Mae Jan, which was a cargo passenger ship which ...

, a 2008 Pacific Typhoon known as Ulysses in the Philippines * Typhoon Vamco, a 2020 Pacific Typhoon known as Ulysses in the Philippines

Science and technology

ULYSSES (cable system) ''ULYSSES'' is a submarine communications cable network divided into two sections: ULYSSES-1 and ULYSSES-2 that transit the English Channel and the North Sea, respectively. It carries telecommunications and internet signals to-and-from the United ...

, a submarine communications cable network * Ulysses (robot), a bomb-detecting robot * ''Ulysses'' (spacecraft), a space probe designed to study the Sun * Ulysses (text editor), a software product for creative writing

Sport

Ulisses FC Ulisses Football Club (), commonly known as Ulisses, is a defunct Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club played at the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. They regularly used the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadi ...

, a defunct Armenian football club * Ulysses F.C., a former English football club

Vehicles

Maritime

* , a 116-meter expedition yacht * , four ships of the British Royal Navy * , any of several ships * , any of several ships ** SS ''Ulysses'' (1914), a World War I-era steel-hulled screw steamer * , any of several ships of the U.S. Navy ** USS ''Ulysses'' (ARB-9), a battle damage repair ship of the U.S. Navy

Other vehicles

* ''Ulysses'' (spacecraft), a space probe designed to study the Sun * Ulysses, manufactured by the

Buell Motorcycle Company Buell Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell. Harley-Davidson acquired 49 percent of Buell in 1993, and Buell became a wholly owned sub ...

* ''Ulysses'' (later ''Grierson''), a

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 *

Fiat Ulysse Ulysse, the French spelling of Ulysses, is a masculine French given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ulysse Adjagba (born 1993), French basketball player *Ulysse Bozonnet (1922–2014), French ski mountaineer *Ulysse Chevalier (1841 ...

Other uses

Ulysses Club The Ulysses Club is a club for motorcyclists over age 40 in Australia. A sibling organisation of the same name exists in New Zealand. History The Ulysses Club was formed for motorcyclists aged 40 years and older at the instigation of Stephen ...

, an international motorcycling club