(Ulysses) - son of Laertes and Antcleia, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; hero of Homer Odyssey; on Louvre F 342, Odysseus and his men blind the cylops, Polyphemus ( image). The Aftermath: Post Iliad through the Odyssey

(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey

Odysseus (Greek Odusseus), pronounced /oʊˈdɪs.i.əs/, is the main hero in Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey and plays a key role in Homer's Iliad. He is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness, and is most famous for the ten years it took him to return home after the Trojan War. He was the king of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laertes and Anticlea.

Odysseus is the largest crater on Saturn's moon Tethys. It is 400 km in diameter, 2/5 of the moon's total size. It is named after the Greek hero Odysseus.