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'''Odysseus''' (or, Ulysses) is the hero of [[the Odyssey]], an [[epic poem]] by the [[Greece|Greek]] [[poet]] [[Homer]]. Allegedly [[blind]], Homer is said to have put to paper, perhaps through an intermediary, the ancient epic poem, which had been previously passed along only by [[oral tradition]].
'''Odysseus''' (or, Ulysses) is the hero of [[the Odyssey]], an [[epic poem]] by the [[Greece|Greek]] [[poet]] [[Homer]]. Allegedly [[blind]], Homer is said to have put to paper, perhaps through an intermediary, the ancient epic poem, which had been previously passed along only by [[oral tradition]].
In the Odyssey, a companion to [[the Iliad]], Ulysses attempts to return to his [[island]] kingdom of [[Ithaca]], where his wife [[Penelope]] and his son [[Telemachus]] have stayed waiting for him. Unfortunately, Ulysses has incurred the wrath of the God of the Sea, [[Neptune]], and his ship is buffeted on the seas into various confrontations with [[myth|mythical]] monsters.
Among the Greek kings who fought in the [[Trojan War]], Odysseus is known for his cunning - the famous Trojan Horse was his idea, and Homer often gives him the epithet 'of many wiles'.
In the Odyssey, a companion to the [[Iliad]], Ulysses attempts to return to his [[island]] kingdom of [[Ithaca]], where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus have stayed waiting for him. Unfortunately, Ulysses has incurred the wrath of the God of the Sea, [[Neptune]], and his ship is buffeted on the seas into various confrontations with [[myth|mythical]] monsters.
==Inspirations of Modern Works of Art==
==Inspirations of Modern Works of Art==
Odysseus, under his [[Latin]] name Ulysses, has at various times served as the inspiration for other works of art, including a poem by [[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]<ref>See main article, [[Ulysses (Tennyson)]].</ref> (made famous for its ending line, in perfect [[iambic pentameter]] - "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"), and a novel by [[James Joyce]] (received initially as literary [[pornography]]).
Odysseus, under his [[Latin]] name Ulysses, has at various times served as the inspiration for other works of art, including a poem by [[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]<ref>See main article, [[Ulysses (Tennyson)]].</ref> (made famous for its ending line, in perfect [[iambic pentameter]] - "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"), and a novel by [[James Joyce]] (received initially as literary [[pornography]]).
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