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ulysses
Part of speech: NounThe Latin name of the hero called Odyssens in the poems of Homer.
Usage examples "ulysses":- To him who cannot bend the bow of Ulysses it naturally seems a useless and awkward weapon. - "American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them", Daniel G. Brinton.
- The Adventures of Ulysses. - "Literature for Children", Orton Lowe.
- Amongst these, at Heidelberg, stands prominently forth the Red Fisherman, distinguished for his Herculean strength, and an inventive spirit not a whit inferior to that of Ulysses. - "The Student-Life of Germany", William Howitt.