This reminds me of Utnapishtim in the poem Gilgamesh. Especially with all of the rain in issue # 37.
Utnapishtim, or Utnapishtim, is a character in the epic of Gilgamesh who is tasked by Enki to abandon his worldly possessions and create a giant ship to be called The Preserver of Life. Wikipedia
maybe Ulysses was named after Utnapishtim.