'''Ulysses''' is derived from ''Ulixes'', the Latin name for '''Odysseus''', a character in ancient Greek literature. For more on the name Ulysses, see Ulysses (given name).  '''Ulysses''' may also refer to:  == Literature and film == * Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca and hero of the ''Odyssey'' * ''Ulysses'' (novel), a novel by James Joyce ** ''Ulysses'' (1967 film), based on the novel * Ulysses (broadcast), a dramatised unabridged radio broadcast of the novel * &quot;Ulysses&quot; (poem), by Alfred Lord Tennyson * Ulysses (Pantheon), two members of the Pantheon, a fictional group from Marvel Comics * ''Ulysses'' (1955 film), starring Kirk Douglas based on the story of Homer's ''Odyssey'' * ''HMS Ulysses'' (novel), by Alistair maclean * ''Ulysses 31'', a French-Japanese anime television program  == Music == * Ulysses (band), an American band * &quot;Ulysses&quot; (song), a song by Franz Ferdinand * &quot;Tales of Brave Ulysses&quot;, a song by Cream * ''Ulysses'' (EP), an EP released by Shimamiya Eiko * Nation of Ulysses, an early 90's American punk band * &quot;Ullyses,&quot; a song by Dead Can Dance  ==Geography== * Ulysses, Kansas * Ulysses, Nebraska * Ulysses Township, Butler County, Nebraska * Ulysses, New York * Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania  ==Technology== * Ulysses (robot), a bomb-detecting robot * ULYSSES (cable system), a submarine communications cable network * Ulysses (text editor), a software product for creative writing  ==Vehicles== * ''Ulysses'' (spacecraft), a space probe designed to study the Sun * ''Ulysses'' (motorcycle), a model manufactured by the Buell Motorcycle Company * , a number of ships with this name * HMS ''Ulysses'', several ships of the British Royal Navy * USS ''Ulysses'' (ARB-9), a battle damage repair ship of the U.S. Navy * SS ''Ulysses'' (Panama Collier No. 1), a World War I–era steel-hulled screw steamer * ''Ulysses'' was one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915; renamed ''Grierson'' after 1895  ==People==  * Ulysses Gomez (born 1983), Mexican-American mixed martial arts fighter * Ulysses S. Grant (1822&amp;ndash;1885), American General and the 18th President of the United States (1869&amp;ndash;1877) * Ulysses is the middle name of fictional character Dr. Perry Cox on TV show ''Scrubs''  ==Other uses== * Ulysses butterfly, a metallic blue butterfly species * Ulysses Club, an international club for older motorcyclists * Ulysses 1994 XF-04, a fictional asteroid in ''Ace Combat'' * 5254 Ulysses, an asteroid  