The Latinized name for Odysseus, hero of Homer's Odyssey and a central figure in the Trojan War cycle. Archetype of cunning, endurance, and the longing for home. Fictional/mythological character; status: dead.
Enduring archetype of the trickster-hero; the homecoming as spiritual and narrative structure; cunning (metis) as heroic virtue alongside strength.
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