English · Idiom Historical

ulysses was wrecked

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Meaning · English

She kept him there for seven years, and promised him perpetual youth and immortality if he would remain with her for ever, Ogygia is generally identified with Gozo, near Malta.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được cho là gần Malta

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “ulysses was wrecked” mean?

She kept him there for seven years, and promised him perpetual youth and immortality if he would remain with her for ever, Ogygia is generally identified with Gozo, near Malta.

Is “ulysses was wrecked” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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