
Odysseus
Meaning
Perhaps derived from Greek οδυσσομαι (odyssomai) "to hate". In Greek legend Odysseus was one of the
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Odysseus ( ; Odyseús}}, ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; Ulixes}}), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.
Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous
Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous is an oil on canvas painting by Francesco Hayez, painted between 1814 and 1816 and now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples.
Odysseus and Polyphemus (Böcklin)
Odysseus and Polyphemus is an 1896 oil painting by the Swiss artist Arnold Böcklin.
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