Ulysses is one form of the Roman name for

Odysseus Odysseus ( ; grc-gre, Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, OdysseúsOdyseús, ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; lat, UlyssesUlixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the ''Odyssey''. Odysse ...

, a hero in ancient Greek literature. Ulysses may also refer to:

People

Ulysses (given name) Ulysses ( , ; la, Ulyssēs, ) is one Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made more famous in modern times by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, by James Joyce's novel '' Ulysses' ...

, including a list of people with this name

Places in the United States

* Ulysses, Kansas *

Ulysses, Kentucky Ulysses is an unincorporated community located in Lawrence County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. I ...

* Ulysses, Nebraska *

Ulysses Township, Butler County, Nebraska Ulysses Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 315 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 318. The Village of Ulysses lies within the Township. See ...

Ulysses, New York Ulysses is a town located in northwest Tompkins County, New York, U.S. The population was 4,940 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the hero of the ''Odyssey''. The Town of Ulysses is northwest of the city of Ithaca and is in the north ...

* Ulysses, Pennsylvania *

Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania Ulysses Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 647. There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Ulysses Township. Denton Hill State Park is a ski resort along U.S. ...

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* "Ulysses" (poem), by Alfred Lord Tennyson * ''Ulysses'' (play), a 1705 play by Nicholas Rowe * ''Ulysses'', a 1902 play by

Stephen Phillips Stephen Phillips (28 July 1864 – 9 December 1915) was an English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity early in his career. Biography He was born at Somertown near Oxford, the son of the Rev. Stephen Phillips, precentor o ...

* ''Ulysses'' (novel), by James Joyce * ''HMS Ulysses'' (novel), by Alistair Maclean * Ulysses (comics), two members of a fictional group in the Marvel Comics universe *

Ulysses Klaue Klaw (Ulysses Klaue) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a human physicist who has been transformed into solid sound, and who wears a sonic emitter on his right wrist ...

, a character in Marvel comic books * Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight, a light novel

Film and television

* ''Ulysses'' (1954 film), starring Kirk Douglas based on the story of Homer's ''Odyssey'' * ''Ulysses'' (1967 film), based on Joyce's novel * ''Ulysses'' (2011 film), a 2011 Chilean film * ''Ulysses'' (broadcast), a dramatised radio broadcast of Joyce's novel * '' Ulysses 31'', a French-Japanese anime television program * ''Ulixes'', a fictional spacecraft in the 4th season of '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''

Music

* ''Ulysse'' (Rebel), a 1703 French opera by Jean-Fery Rebel * '' Ulisse'' (1960–68), an Italian opera by Luigi Dallapiccola * ''Ulysses'', an English-language cantata by Mátyás Seiber *

Ulysses Ulysses is one form of the Roman name for Odysseus, a hero in ancient Greek literature. Ulysses may also refer to: People * Ulysses (given name), including a list of people with this name Places in the United States * Ulysses, Kansas * Ulysse ...

(band) a German progressive rock band * Ulysses (band), an American band * ''Ulysses'' (EP), by Shimamiya Eiko * "Ulysses" (song), by Franz Ferdinand * "Ullyses", a song by Dead Can Dance from the album '' The Serpent's Egg''

Video games

* Ulysses 1994XF04, a fictional asteroid in the video game '' Ace Combat'' * Ulysses, an assumed name of the antagonist of the '' Fallout: New Vegas'' expansion ''Lonesome Road''

Science and technology

ULYSSES (cable system) ''ULYSSES'' is a submarine communications cable network divided into two sections: ULYSSES-1 and ULYSSES-2 that transit the English Channel and the North Sea, respectively. It carries telecommunications and internet signals to-and-from the United ...

, a submarine communications cable network *

Ulysses (robot) Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' ( el, Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», ''Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"''), commonly initialised as ...

, a bomb-detecting robot * ''Ulysses'' (spacecraft), a space probe designed to study the Sun *

Ulysses (text editor) Ulysses is a text editor for Apple Mac OS X, iPad, and iPhone. It is targeted at creative writers who do not want to worry about text layout, formatting, or other distractions, and who want to focus on their words, although it does support Markd ...

, a software product for creative writing * Ulysses butterfly (''Papilio ulysses'') a butterfly endemic to Australasia *

5254 Ulysses 5254 Ulysses is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1986, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at the Haute-Provence Observatory in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire near Marseille, southe ...

, an asteroid * Typhoon Dolphin (2008), a 2008 Pacific Typhoon known as Ulysses in the Philippines *

Typhoon Vamco Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful and very destructive Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam. It also caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Typhoon Ketsana i ...

, a 2020 Pacific Typhoon known as Ulysses in the Philippines

Sport

* Ulisses FC, a defunct Armenian football club *

Ulysses F.C. Ulysses Football Club was a football club based in New Malden, England. History Founded as a football club for graduates from the University of London, Ulysses first competed in senior football in the 1962–63 season, finishing eighth in the ...

, a former English football club

Vehicles

Maritime

* , a 116-meter expedition yacht * , four ships of the British Royal Navy * , any of several ships * , any of several ships ** SS ''Ulysses'' (1914), a World War I-era steel-hulled screw steamer * , any of several ships of the U.S. Navy ** USS ''Ulysses'' (ARB-9), a battle damage repair ship of the U.S. Navy

Other vehicles

* ''Ulysses'' (spacecraft), a space probe designed to study the Sun * Ulysses, manufactured by the Buell Motorcycle Company * ''Ulysses'' (later ''Grierson''), a

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915

Other uses

Ulysses Club The Ulysses Club is a club for motorcyclists over age 40 in Australia. A sibling organisation of the same name exists in New Zealand. History The Ulysses Club was formed for motorcyclists aged 40 years and older at the instigation of Stephe ...

, an international motorcycling club * Ulysses (horse) (born 2013), a thoroughbred racehorse