Odysseus

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulysses. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈdɪsjuːs/, /oʊˈdɪsi.əs/, /oʊˈdɪsjuːs/ (compare with Zeus, Morpheus, Orpheus, Proteus) === Proper noun === Odysseus A male given name from Ancient Greek. (Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Odysseus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [oˈd̥ysœwˀs] === Proper noun === Odysseus (Greek mythology) Odysseus (the son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus) == Latin == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulixēs. === Proper noun === Odysseus m sg (genitive Odysseī); second declension (New Latin) (Greek mythology) Odysseus (the son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus) ==== Descendants ==== French: Odyssée m Italian: Odisseo