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Outis (transliteration of Ancient Greek Οὖτις, in capitals ΟΥΤΙΣ, from οὔτις "nobody" or "no one")〔.〕 is an often used pseudonym. Artists, writers and others in public life use this pseudonym in order to hide their identity. ==Origin of the name== "Οὖτις" was used as a pseudonym by the Homeric hero Odysseus, when he fought the Cyclops Polyphemus, and had put out the monster's eye. Polyphemus shouted in pain to the other Cyclopes of the island that "Nobody" was trying to kill him, so no one came to his rescue. The story of the Cyclops can be found in the ''Odyssey'', book 9 (in the Cyclopeia). The name Nobody can be found in five different lines of Chapter 9. First of all in line 366: *''"'Cyclops, you asked my noble name, and I will tell it; but do you give the stranger's gift, just as you promised. My name is Nobody. Nobody I am called by mother, father, and by all my comrades. Then in line 369: *''"So I spoke, and from a ruthless heart he straightway answered: 'Nobody I eat up last, after his comrades; all the rest first; and that shall be the stranger's gift for you. Then in line 408: *''"Then in his turn from out the cave big Polyphemus answered: 'Friends, Nobody is murdering me by craft. Force there is none. But answering him in winged words they said: If nobody harms you when you are left alone, illness which comes from mighty Zeus you cannot fly. But make your prayer to your father, lord Poseidon".'' In line 455: *''"Are you sorry because that wicked Nobody brought your master down with drink and blinded him?".'' And in line 460: *''"I should thus have some revenge for the harm that no-good Nobody has done me".'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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