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List of Gods : "Ulysses" - 6 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Eumeus"	Greek	A faithful servant and guardian of the troops of Ulysses. Greek
"Hecuba"	Greek	Second wife of Priam, and mother of nineteen children. When Troy was taken by the Greeks she fell to the lot of Ulysses. She was afterwards metamorphosed into a dog, and threw herself into the sea. Greek
King name "Ithacensian Suitors"	Greek	The suitors of Penelope, wife of Ulysses, king of Ithaca. While Ulysses was absent, many suitors presented themselves to Penelope, affirming that Ulysses was certainly dead. Penelope put them off, saying she would give a definite answer when she had finished the robe she was weaving for Laertes, but at night she unravelled all she had woven during the day. At last Ulysses returned and slew the suitors. Greek
King name "Lestrigons"	Greek	A race of giants who lived in Sicily. Ulysses sent two of his men to request that he and his crew might land, but the king of the place ate one for dinner and the other fled. The Lestrigons åśśembled on the coast and threw stones against Ulysses and his crew. Greek
Hero name "Odyssey"	Greek	The poem of Homer which records the adventures of Odysseus (Ulysses) in his home-voyage from Troy. The word is an adjective formed out of the hero's name, and means the things or adventures of Ulysses. Greek
Hero name "Ulixes"	Greek	Ulysses, Ulyxes. The Roman name for Odysseus, one of the principal Greek heroes in the Trojan war.

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