# Odysseus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈdɪsjuːs/ · frequency rank #33,766

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad, and protagonist of the Odyssey.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulysses.

## Easily confused with
- **odyssey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odysseus-vs-odyssey)

## Common misspellings (10)
`doysseus`, `oddysseus`, `odsyseus`, `odysesus`, `odyseus`, `odyssesu`, `odysseuss`, `odyssues`, `odyysseus`, `oydsseus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/odysseus