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The Hero of Homer's Odessey and King of Ithaca. He was captured, and later escabed from, Cyclops by first blinded him with a flaming stake and then hidding by strapping himself to the belly of a ram. In the ensuring cofusion Ulysses managed to flee. The | The Hero of Homer's Odessey and King of Ithaca. He was captured, and later escabed from, Cyclops by first blinded him with a flaming stake and then hidding by strapping himself to the belly of a ram. In the ensuring cofusion Ulysses managed to flee. The badge was approved in 1944. | ||
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HMS ULYSSES, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Barry wavy of ten white; a ram's head affronty black in front of a stake inflamed proper. |
Origin/meaning
The Hero of Homer's Odessey and King of Ithaca. He was captured, and later escabed from, Cyclops by first blinded him with a flaming stake and then hidding by strapping himself to the belly of a ram. In the ensuring cofusion Ulysses managed to flee. The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.