ID: 901000599 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000599	Record Type: Character/Person

	Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Greek character)

Note: Hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey and one of the most frequently portrayed figures in Western literature. According to Homer, Odysseus was king of Ithaca, son of Laertes and Anticleia (the daughter of Autolycus of Parnassus), and father, by his wife, Penelope, of Telemachus.

Names:

	Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Odysseus (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Ulixes (Greek character) (Latin,U,N)
	Ulysses (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Odaiséas (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Odiseja (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Odiseo (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Odisseas (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Odisseus (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Odyseu (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Olisseus (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Ulises (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Οδυσσέας (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
	Ὀλισεύς, (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
	Οὐλιξεύς, (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
	אודיסאוס (Greek character) (Hebrew,U,N)
	オデュッセウス, (Greek character) (Japanese,U,N)
	奥德修斯 (Greek character) (Chinese,U,N)
	오디세우스 (Greek character) (Korean,U,N)
	Одиссей (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	parent of .... Telemachus
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Telemachus (Greek character)) [901000517]

	is protagonist for .... Story of Odysseus
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Literary themes and narratives, Story of Odysseus (Greek literary theme)) [901002032]

	is protagonist for .... Odysseus and the Sirens
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Literary themes and narratives, Story of Odysseus (Greek literary theme), Odysseus and the Sirens) [901002033]

	is protagonist for .... Odyssey
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Poetry, Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE)) [901000730]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... king (person)
	.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014054320
	Odysseus (Greek character)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 95A(Ulysses)
	Ulixes (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ulysses (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Odaiséas (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Odiseja (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Odiseo (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Odisseas (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Odisseus (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Odyseu (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Olisseus (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ulises (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Οδυσσέας (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ὀλισεύς, (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Οὐλιξεύς, (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	אודיסאוס (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	オデュッセウス, (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	奥德修斯 (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	오디세우스 (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Одиссей (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Odysseus," accessed 6 July 2017