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'''Ulysses''' (or, Odysseus) 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]].
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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.
 
 
 
Ulysses has at various times served as the inspiration for other works of art, including a poem by [[Alfred Lord Tennyson]], and a novel by [[James Joyce]].
 
 
 
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