Penelope's husband liberally used soy sauce at first (8)

I believe the answer is:

odysseus

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(Other definitions for odysseus that I've seen before include "King of Ithaca, who returned after the siege of Troy" , "Greek hero of an epic journey home from Troy" , "Ancient king" , "Gr. hero, aka Ulysses" , "Legendary Greek king" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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