Person
Name: Ulisse
Alternate Names:
- Odysseus
- Ulysses
Source: classical
Nature: mythical
Gender: male
Description: One of the greatest Greek heroes of the Trojan war, renowned for his sagacity and cunning. In the tradition deriving from Homer's epic, the Odyssey, Ulysses is portrayed as an indomitable fearless adventurer. Dante, who did not know Greek, derives his Ulysses from a pastiche of Latin sources, notably Bk.2 of Virgil's Aeneid.
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Images:
Botticelli, Sandro
