Definitions

1. noun

The hero of Homer’s Odyssey, a Greek king who led a ten-year voyage home after the Trojan War.

“The professor taught his students about the legendary figure of Ulysses and his journey back to Ithaca.”

2. proper noun

A person named Ulysses, especially Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.

“Ulysses S. Grant was a skilled military leader who won the Civil War for the Union.”

3. proper noun

In astronomy, Ulysses, a space probe that was launched in 1990 and studied the Sun’s polar regions.

“The Ulysses space probe was used to study the solar wind and magnetic field.”