Odyssey

[od-uh-see]

noun

plural

Odysseys 

1. (italics),  an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

2. (often lowercase),  a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.

Odyssey

/ ˌɒdɪˈsiːən, ˈɒdɪsɪ /

noun

1. a Greek epic poem, attributed to Homer, describing the ten-year homeward wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

2. (often not capital) any long eventful journey

Other Word Forms

• Odyssean adjective

Example Sentences

According to Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus placed the very same type of brushwood layer in a ship that he had built.

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“Many characters in ‘Mrs. Dalloway,’ like many in ‘Ulysses,’ echo the far more powerful and effective characters in the ‘Odyssey,’ ” Mr. Mendelson writes.

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Composed 3,000 years ago, “The Odyssey” shows its age and let us thank the gods for that.

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Its curriculum prioritizes classical texts, such as Homer’s “The Odyssey,” and entrepreneurship.

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But I was coming from a youth performing arts school where I was in a French play and then “A Cambodian Odyssey,” about the Khmer Rouge.

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Related Words

• adventure 
• excursion 
• expedition 
• exploration 
• pilgrimage 
• quest 
• sojourn 
• trek