Odysseus (Ulysses) was a legendary Greek, king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem Odysseys. He was famous for his intelligence and resourcefulness. He fought during the Trojan war and thanks to his cunning, the Greeks built a large wooden horse and put 30 men inside.

The Trojans pulled it into their city and when they were sleeping, the 30 men, went out of the horse and opened the gates of the cities to all the Greek army, which in that night destroyed the city. At the end of war, Odysseus, while he was returning home, was captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Poseidon's son..