Odysseus

UK: /əˈdiːsɪəs/ US: (ō dis′ē əs, ō dis′yo̅o̅s)

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O•dys•se•us  (ō dis′ē əs, ō dis′yo̅o̅s), n. [Class. Myth.]

1. Mythology king of Ithaca;
   son of Laertes;
   one of the heroes of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey: shrewdest of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War. Latin, Ulysses. 

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Odysseus / əˈdiːsɪəs/ noun

1. one of the foremost of the Greek heroes at the siege of Troy, noted for his courage and ingenuity. His return to his kingdom of Ithaca was fraught with adventures in which he lost all his companions and he was acknowledged by his wife Penelope only after killing her suitors
   Roman name: Ulysses

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U•lys•ses  (yo̅o̅ lis′ēz; also Brit. yo̅o̅′lə sēz′), n. 

1. Mythology Latin name for Odysseus. 
2. Literature (italics) a psychological novel (1922) by James Joyce.
3. a male given name.