"Just as I
have come from afar, creating pain for many –
men and women across the good green earth –
so let his name be Odysseus…
the Son of Pain, a name he’ll earn in full."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 19, lines 460-464. Here we learn the origins of Odysseus’ name. The passage is spoken by Odysseus’ grandfather Atolycus, who gave Odysseus his name as an infant. It means "Son of Pain" and Odysseus’ grandfather predicted correctly that Odysseus would earn that name in full.