Odysseus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad, and protagonist of the Odyssey.

Pronunciation

/əˈdɪsjuːs/ /oʊˈdɪsi.əs/ /oʊˈdɪsjuːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Odysseus.wav

Word forms

Odysseus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulysses.

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