Definition of odyssey Odyssey
/ɑˈdʌsi/ - [adusee] - Od•ys•sey
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What does odyssey mean?
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NounPlural: odysseys |
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| odyssey - a long wandering and eventful journey | ||
| odyssey - a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy |
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- odyssey (Noun)
An extended adventurous voyage. - odyssey (Noun)
An intellectual or spiritual quest.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- odyssey (n.)
An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
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odyssey
One of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. The poem concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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odyssey
od′is-si, n. a Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, describing the return of the Greeks from the Trojan war, and esp. of Odysseus (Ulysses) to Ithaca after ten years' wanderings
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The "Odyssey" is, along with the "Iliad", one of the two major Greek epic poems traditionally said to be written by Homer. It is said to be written in Greece about 900 BC.
The poem is the story about Odysseus's ten-year-long voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. (Most of the Trojan War is told in the "Iliad".) At the same time, his wife Penelope has to fight off a lot of men who want to marry her; and his son Telemachos searches for him.
The Cyclops.
On his journey home after the Trojan War, Odysseus lands on the island of the Cyclops Polyphemus. The Cyclopes were a race of rough, uncivilized one-eyed giants. Odysseus and his men come to the cave where the Cyclops Polyphemus lives and go inside at the sight of sheep, cheese and milk. But when Polyphemus comes back, he does not let them leave his cave by blocking the entrance with a boulder. Then he rips apart and eats some of Odysseus' men. Odysseus wants to use his sword to kill Polyphemus but he knows only the Cyclops is strong enough to move to boulder blocking the exit to the cave. Odysseus a cunning hero then thinks of a plan to get away. He tells Polyphemus that his name is "Nobody", and gives him wine to drink. Intoxicated, Polyphemus falls asleep. Odysseus and his men find a wooden pole (a big stick, which was used as a stake), heat it in the fire and poke it while red hot into Polyphemus' only eye, blinding him. When Polyphemus cries out in agony, the other Cyclopes on the island answer his cry. From outside hi -
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The "Odyssey" is an ancient Greek epic poem by Homer.
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🔤- odyssey, noun, singular of odysseys.
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