![]() ![]() Copyright 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Word forms: plural odysseys o- any extended wandering or journey Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. an ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, about the wanderings of Odysseus during the ten years after the fall of Troy 2. Odyssey, epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. Dole indicated that he now is prepared to embark on a similar odyssey. Odyssey in American English (dsi ) noun 1.Whereas war and anger were the themes of the Iliad, the Odyssey takes place after the Trojan War has been won by the Achaeans, as the Greeks are referred to by Homer. Meanwhile, the scarred veteran Inman is experiencing his own harrowing, perilous odyssey as the Civil War rages on. The Odyssey is composed of 12,109 hexameters and is also divided into 24 in the same manner as the Iliad. ![]()
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