LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Odysseus

Odysseus m sg (genitive Odysseī)

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculinesingular(Greek mythology) Odysseus (the son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus)
    Homerus cum voluerit nobis ostendere qualis debeat esse vir sapiens (ἀνὴρ πραγματικός), Odyssei imagine talem virum proposuit, ut apparet laudatis primis Odysseae versibus. Sed etiam qui artem imperatoriam pernoscere velit Odysseam evolvat. Odysseus enim est optimus dux (ἀνὴρ ἡγεμονικώτατος); eum Homerus induxit ex astris multa coniectantem quae et mari et terrae accidunt, ut decet bonum ducem.1879, De Polybii fontibus et auctoritato disputatio critica, page 4:

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulixēs.

Descendants
  • FrenchOdyssée
  • ItalianOdisseo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyOdysseusOdysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), or, as the Latin writers call him, Ulysses, Ulyxes or Ulixes, one of the principal Greek heroes in the Trojan war. According to t…

Quick answers

What does Odysseus mean in Latin?
Odysseus, a proper noun, means “(Greek mythology) Odysseus (the son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus)”.
What is the genitive of Odysseus?
The genitive singular is Odysseī. Odysseus is masculine, second declension.