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- 1. a Greek hexameter epic poem traditionally ascribed to Homer, describing the travels of Odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the fall of Troy. He eventually returned home to Ithaca and killed the suitors who had plagued his wife Penelope during his absence.
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1. : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune. his odyssey from rural South to urban North, from poverty to affluence, from Afro-American folk culture to a Eurocentric world of books J. E. Wideman. 2. : an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest. an odyssey of self-discovery.
a long trip or period involving a lot of different and exciting activities, esp. while searching for something: The movie follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother he was separated from at birth. (Definition of odyssey from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of odyssey.
Odyssey definition: an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.. See examples of ODYSSEY used in a sentence.
a long trip or period involving a lot of different and exciting activities, esp. while searching for something: The movie follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother he was separated from at birth. (Definition of odyssey from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of odyssey. odyssey.
The Odyssey (/ ˈɒdɪsi /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2][3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books.
n. The younger of the two surviving ancient Greek epic poems, traditionally ascribed to Homer but containing much orally transmitted material composed over several centuries, and concerning the adventures and ordeals of the Greek warrior Odysseus after the fall of Troy as he struggles to return home and reestablish himself as king of Ithaca.
An odyssey is a long exciting journey on which a lot of things happen. The march to the town was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey. American English : odyssey / ˈɒdɪsi /
/ˈɑdəsi/ /ˈɒdɪsi/ IPA guide. Other forms: odysseys. Ever since Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey told the story of warrior Odysseus’ ten-year journey home from Troy, odyssey has meant any epic journey. As with the word journey, odyssey has both a literal meaning and a figurative one.
Definition of odyssey noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ODYSSEY definition: a long, exciting journey. Learn more.
