odysseus

     

Oysseus or Ulysses (Greek Ὀδυσσεύς Odysseus; Latin: Ulixes or, more commonly, Ulysses), pronounced /oʊˈdɪsiəs/, was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad. odysseus is my home boy.

Trivia about odysseus

  • Anticlea gave birth to this hero of "The Odyssey" near Mt. Neriton on the island of Ithaca
  • Hero speaking here:"Nine days I drifted on the teeming sea...upon the tenth we came to the coastline of the lotus eaters....mmmm, lotus!"
  • Telemachus was this long lost traveler's faithful son
  • He was tied to the mast so he wouldn't respond to the sirens' call
  • Telemus, "the best of soothsayers", warned the Cyclops about this wandering man
  • Nikos Kazantzakis continued the adventures of this Homeric hero in a 33,333-line sequel
  • Calypso kept this hero on an island all day, all night for 1 to 10 years, depending on who tells the tale
  • He blinded the man-eating Cyclops Polyphemus
  • He was kept from home by "that powerful goddess, the nymph Calypso, who longed for him to marry her"
  • Circe, who turned this seafarer's men into swine
  • Him & Penelope
  • In a 24-book work Homer chronicled his journey home
  • According to the myth, his beggar disguise was so good, it even fooled his wife Penelope
  • Homer's roamer he was, for after a war, he tried to go home, for 9 years...no, more!
  • When he returns to his Ithacan palace disguised as a beggar, his dog recognizes him & drops dead
  • In a Homeric epic, he's ordered home to his kingdom in Ithaca after the fall of Troy
  • This king of Ithaca was married to the faithful Penelope
  • After the war Hecuba was taken to sea, a slave to this famous wandering sailor
  • This Homeric hero shot the suitors of his wife Penelope "till the dead lay in piles"
  • Some say it was this wandering warrior from Ithaca who suggested the Trojan Horse
  • In Greek myth, the clever Palamedes is stoned to death after he's framed by this sly epic hero
  • Ulysses is an alternative name for this Greek hero
  • In literature, Penelope waits on this man for 20 years, as does his dog, Argos, who keels over as he gets back
  • By clinging to the belly of a ram, this mythological figure escaped from the cave of the cyclops
  • The Romans called this wandering Ithacan Ulysses
  • He tells Dante that instead of staying home with Penelope, he went off to sea again--glub, glub
  • One of the heroes of the "Iliad", this king of Ithaca is the son of Laertes
  • After Achilles was killed, his armor was awarded to this journey man
  • After she fell in love with him, Circe lifted the spell that had changed men into swine

Tweets about odysseus

  • Our 6th contribution to Musiccareaboutgreece comes from Oalf v.d. Aart: Odysseus thinks about Telemachus: https://t.co/jGlKf5dCgW
  • RT @iaspo: The Sons of Odysseus Part 4, Telegonos via @sentantiq
  • The Sons of Odysseus Part 4, Telegonos via @sentantiq
  • RT @pompei79: Like Odysseus, I am finally home. And yes, our boat from Tunis was *just* like Odysseus' one. #ish #TunisiaOdyssey
  • #DeathStroke issue 2 Slade's somehow been rejuvenated. The bigger mystery is Odysseus's plans for him. #new52
  • “Education of immigrants on the Greek language, Greek history and Greek culture – Odysseus» at Hersonisos...
  • #Odysseus' "Used to Be My Friend" (Original) #NowPlaying in #Fr33domPeople's "DeepbeatBallroom"HERE>
  • Odysseus: Takeoff delayed "Waiting for the glue to dry." Never. Getting. Home.
  • On a side note, I had one day to write a 30 mark, 4 pages long essay on Odysseus. I can go cry now.
  • @TK_TR Türkiye kalkışlı açık ara en pahalı hava yolusunuz, bunu da biliyorsunuz ama utanmadan da bu reklamı yapıyorsunuz.
  • Damn, even widely respected "skeptics" are checking their colons instead of facing reality. Michael Shermer just...
  • Our 6th contribution to Musiccareaboutgreece comes from Oalf v.d. Aart: Odysseus thinks about Telemachus: https://t.co/f9ac7CiIS7
  • Like Odysseus, I am finally home. And yes, our boat from Tunis was *just* like Odysseus' one. #ish #TunisiaOdyssey
  • İşte soru: Odysseus'un surları aşamayınca şehre gizlice girmek için yaptırdığı tahtadan at maketin adı nedir?
  • I send my father. To dissipate Odysseus, —Aeneid 3.807
  • Σあっ!また銀狐亭に傘を置いてきてしまった!まあ、良いか…!
  • Lets Go Dogging welcomes Odysseus in Buckinghamshire, HP10. Chat free at #dogging
  • WHO HELPS ODYSSEUS WHEN HE RETURNS TO ITHICA!! HIS HOME!!! 😡😡😡😡
  • RT @mallelis: These two faces really sum up Circe and Odysseus in the book @ghostwritingcow
  • Σ今、庭に白いねずみが…!
  • These two faces really sum up Circe and Odysseus in the book @ghostwritingcow
  • RT @sentantiq: μηδ’ ἔτι Τηλεμάχοιο πατὴρ κεκλημένος εἴην εἰ μὴ ἐγώ σε λαβὼν ἀπὸ μὲν φίλα εἵματα δύσω #Homer #Odysseus
  • やあ!ダス子どのがいちゃいちゃ祭りと聞いて…!
  • RT @sentantiq: "Wise-minded mother of Odysseus, Antikleia You didn’t welcome your son home to Ithaka while alive" #GreekAnthology #Odysseu…
  • RT @sentantiq: Μᾶτερ ᾿Οδυσσῆος πινυτόφρονος, ᾿Αντίκλεια, ζῶσα μὲν εἰς ᾿Ιθάκην οὐχ ὑπέδεξο πάιν #GreekAnthology #Odysseus #Mothers
  • RT @sunnyyyy_k: find a man like odysseus am I right ladies
  • find a man like odysseus am I right ladies
  • みっひーが庭で洗濯物といっしょに吊るされておる…
  • @Sketch_Dailies #RamonaFlowers #SQUAMBLE #sketch_dailies
  • @aaliyahhalex what about Odysseus?
  • またお主か!
  • @NumbingSnowfall "It's about this guy named Odysseus, and how he was the king of someplace. I forget the name. Anyway, he goes to fight —
  • @ttaylorpack @Odysseus @Romeo LMAO
  • @kaleb_miller44 @odysseus @romeo
  • @gr9gatsby omg yes pocket's odysseus au i love it
  • @odysseus_nz don't forget 15+days closure of public bridge for private events! https://t.co/PooKSfKJn8 #TCOS
  • だったら壁にでも喋っておればよかろう?
  • RT @tuppenwaterloo: @odysseus_nz The big problem is the small minority who do support Garden Bridge will not come out and say why=maybe the…
  • Odysseus & Penelope
  • I like to think Odysseus mocked the Greek gods the same way Richard Sherman jeered at Michael Crabtree... #dontyouopenyourmouthaboutthebest
  • @JasonLeopold People should read "Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming" by J. Shay.
  • うろんくんを見つけたので駆けよったら案外大きかったでござるよ
  • Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated.
  • RT @SonnyBWilliams: Supporting our Samoan brothers #SamoaUnited
  • solomon explained the story of odysseus gang version
  • @lewis_odysseus @SiripalaBot :D
  • @NotMattBellamy Never heard it suggested, but who knows. I don't think Odysseus sailed through the Kazakh steppes on his way back to Ithaca.
  • @__griff yours was over Odysseus 😭 Ian know what his was about
  • #clsblgs The Sons of Odysseus, Part 3: Kirke’s Children (except for Telegonos) | Sententiae Antiquae
  • @cactusgoon Odysseus' dad