The form Ὀδυσ(σ)εύς Odys(s)eus is used starting in the epic period and through the classical period, but various other forms are also found. In vase inscriptions, we find the variants … See more

In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Odysseus was illustrated as ". . .tough, crafty, cheerful, of medium height, eloquent, and wise." See more

Before the Trojan War
The majority of sources for Odysseus' supposed pre-war exploits—principally the mythographers See more

Strabo writes that on Meninx (Ancient Greek: Μῆνιγξ) island, modern Djerba at Tunisia, there was an altar to Odysseus.
Pliny the Elder writes … See more

Relatively little is given of Odysseus' fictional background other than that according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, his paternal grandfather or step-grandfather is Arcesius, son of Cephalus and grandson of Aeolus, while his maternal grandfather is the thief See more

Odysseus is one of the most recurrent characters in Western culture.
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Dante Alighieri, … See more

• Odysseus (crater)
• Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark (born 2004) is the grandson of the deposed Greek king, Constantine II.
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