Ulysses

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Odysseus when blinding Polyphemus, from the Sperlonga sculptures

Ulysses is derived from Ulixes, the Latin name for Odysseus, a character in ancient Greek literature. For more on the name Ulysses, see Ulysses (given name).

Ulysses may also refer to:

Literature and film

"Ulysses" (poem), by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Ulysses (novel), a novel by James Joyce
HMS Ulysses (novel), by Alistair Maclean
Ulysses (1954 film), starring Kirk Douglas based on the story of Homer's Odyssey
Ulysses (1967 film), based on Joyce's novel
Ulysses 31, a French-Japanese anime television program
Ulysses (broadcast), a dramatised unabridged radio broadcast of Joyce's novel
Ulysses (Pantheon), two members of the Pantheon, a fictional group from Marvel Comics
Ulysses (2011 film), a 2011 Chilean film

Music

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, an opera by Claudio Monteverdi
Ulisse (1960-68), an opera by Luigi Dallapiccola
Ulysses Awakes, for viola and strings by John Woolrich
Ulysses (band), an American band
Nation of Ulysses (band), an early 90's American punk band
Ulysses (EP), an EP released by Shimamiya Eiko
"Ulysses" (song), a song by Franz Ferdinand
"Tales of Brave Ulysses (song)", a song by Cream
"Ullyses (song)", a song by Dead Can Dance
"Lionheart", a song by Blind Guardian

Geography

Technology

Ulysses (robot), a bomb-detecting robot
ULYSSES (cable system), a submarine communications cable network
Ulysses (text editor), a software product for creative writing

Vehicles

Ulysses (spacecraft), a space probe designed to study the Sun
Ulysses (motorcycle), a model manufactured by the Buell Motorcycle Company
MV Ulysses, a number of ships with this name
HMS Ulysses, several ships of the British Royal Navy
USS Ulysses (ARB-9), a battle damage repair ship of the U.S. Navy
SS Ulysses (Panama Collier No. 1), a World War I–era steel-hulled screw steamer
Ulysses, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915; renamed Grierson after 1895

People

Ulysses Gomez (born 1983), Mexican-American mixed martial arts fighter
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American General and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877)
Ulysses, the main antagonist in the video game Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.
Ulysses Klaw the archenemy of the Black Panther

Other uses

Ulysses butterfly (Papilio ulysses) a metallic blue butterfly endemic to Australasia, commonly referred to as the Ulysses
Ulysses Club, an international club for older motorcyclists
Ulysses 1994XF04, a fictional asteroid in Ace Combat
5254 Ulysses, an asteroid