English

Proper noun

Ulysses

1. (Greek mythology) Latin name form of Odysseus

Translations

See also

• Odysseus

Latin

Etymology

A frequent error for Ulixēs ‎(“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς ‎(Odusseús).

Proper noun

Ulyssēs m

1. Alternative form of Ulixēs

References

• Ulysses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Ulysses”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Swedish

Proper noun

Ulysses

1. (Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus

Usage notes

• The classic Swedish translations of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 use the name Ulysses.