Odyssey
noun
an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Odyssean
-
a word derived from
Odyssey.
Example Sentences
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High-speed boats ferrying tourists between idyllic islands have turned Odyssean for some travelers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
At the end of Season 1, and midway through their Odyssean journey to America, the now-married couple were separated, forced to make their way to Montana, and each other, on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Dafydd Iwan's anthem, re-recorded for the tournament with the supplementary voices of Welsh fans, is an Odyssean protest song.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2022
Her only hope is to team up with Kola, the boy she rescued, for an Odyssean quest — to return him to his home, to rescue his family and to save her sisters.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
The alleged distinction of early Iliadic grammar, late Odyssean grammar, in that case vanishes.
From Homer and His Age by Andrew Lang
