Why do we call 'Ulysses' the character Homer calls 'Odysseus'?

"Odysseus" is the name we find in the Homeric poems, which means it was based in the old Ionic dialect of the Greek language. Vase-inscriptions from different regions of Greece give alternate spellings, like "Olytteus" (Attic), "Olysseus" (Doric), etc. read more

"Odysseus" is the name we find in the Homeric poems, which means it was based in the old Ionic dialect of the Greek language. read more

His concern with victory is also cultural, as well as practical. In Homer's world, where there are no police or justice systems, might usually makes right. The strong prevail. Odysseus often has only two choices: death or victory. Even when Athena intervenes on his behalf, she often leaves ultimate success or failure up to Odysseus. read more

Vase-inscriptions from different regions of Greece give alternate spellings, like "Olytteus" (Attic), "Olysseus" (Doric), etc.* "Odysseus" became standard in the Greek world thanks to the ubiquity of Homer, but the Latin version did not come directly from the Greek. read more

Appropriately, Odysseus' development as a character is complicated. He is, in every way, "the man of twists and turns" (1.1). While he does seem to grow throughout his wanderings, the reader should not look at each event as a one more learning experience for the hero. read more

Ulysses is the Latin form of the name Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Greek epic poem The O dyssey. The Odyssey is one of the greatest works of classical literature and is one of two epic poems attributed to Homer. read more