Odysseus

[ oh-dis-ee-uhs, oh-dis-yoos ]

/ oʊˈdɪs i əs, oʊˈdɪs yus /

noun Classical Mythology.

king of Ithaca; son of Laertes; one of the heroes of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey: shrewdest of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War.

Latin Ulysses.

Words nearby Odysseus

-odynia, odyno-, odynometer, odynophagia, odynophonia, Odysseus, Odyssey, Odzooks, Oe, OECD, oecology

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Example sentences from the Web for Odysseus

Odysseus ordered his men to stuff their ears with beeswax as they rowed by.
War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There.|Elliot Ackerman|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Odysseus journeyed back from Troy, his men tied him to the mast of his ship when the Sirens tempted him to leave it.
War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There.|Elliot Ackerman|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is the Libyan assault meant to last 10 years, like Odysseus' journey?
Why Is the Libya War Called Operation Odyssey Dawn?|Josh Dzieza|March 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
By his ship stood Odysseus of the many devices, and heavy of heart was he.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)|Various

They diverted themselves in the palace of Odysseus by throwing the discus and javelin.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca|Homer
But no minstrel brought any word of Odysseus, of his death or of his appearance in any land known to men.
The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy|Padriac Colum
I recognized Odysseus myself by the well-known scar made by the boar's tusk.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca|Homer
When they were all safely outside, Odysseus freed his friends and made haste to get to the ship.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb

British Dictionary definitions for Odysseus

Odysseus

/ (əˈdiːsɪəs) /

noun

Greek myth one of the foremost of the Greek heroes at the siege of Troy, noted for his courage and ingenuity. His return to his kingdom of Ithaca was fraught with adventures in which he lost all his companions and he was acknowledged by his wife Penelope only after killing her suitorsRoman name: Ulysses

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Cultural definitions for Odysseus

Odysseus

[Roman name Ulysses]

[ (oh-dis-yoohs, oh-dis-ee-uhs) ]

A Greek hero in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). Odysseus helped bring about the fall of Troy by conceiving the ruse of the Trojan horse. After Troy was ruined, Odysseus wandered for ten years trying to return home, having many adventures along the way. (See Circe, Cyclops, Penelope, Scylla and Charybdis, and Sirens.)

notes for Odysseus

The story of Odysseus' journey home is told in the Odyssey of Homer. By extension, an “odyssey” is any long or difficult journey or transformation.

单词	odysseus
释义	Odysseus [ oh-dis-ee-uhs, oh-dis-yoos ] / oʊˈdɪs i əs, oʊˈdɪs yus / noun Classical Mythology. king of Ithaca; son of Laertes; one of the heroes of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey: shrewdest of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War. Latin Ulysses. Words nearby Odysseus -odynia, odyno-, odynometer, odynophagia, odynophonia, Odysseus, Odyssey, Odzooks, Oe, OECD, oecology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Odysseus Odysseus ordered his men to stuff their ears with beeswax as they rowed by. War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There.\|Elliot Ackerman\|May 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When Odysseus journeyed back from Troy, his men tied him to the mast of his ship when the Sirens tempted him to leave it. War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There.\|Elliot Ackerman\|May 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Is the Libyan assault meant to last 10 years, like Odysseus' journey? Why Is the Libya War Called Operation Odyssey Dawn?\|Josh Dzieza\|March 22, 2011\|DAILY BEAST By his ship stood Odysseus of the many devices, and heavy of heart was he. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)\|Various They diverted themselves in the palace of Odysseus by throwing the discus and javelin. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca\|Homer But no minstrel brought any word of Odysseus, of his death or of his appearance in any land known to men. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy\|Padriac Colum I recognized Odysseus myself by the well-known scar made by the boar's tusk. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca\|Homer When they were all safely outside, Odysseus freed his friends and made haste to get to the ship. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb British Dictionary definitions for Odysseus Odysseus / (əˈdiːsɪəs) / noun Greek myth one of the foremost of the Greek heroes at the siege of Troy, noted for his courage and ingenuity. His return to his kingdom of Ithaca was fraught with adventures in which he lost all his companions and he was acknowledged by his wife Penelope only after killing her suitorsRoman name: Ulysses Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Odysseus Odysseus [Roman name Ulysses] [ (oh-dis-yoohs, oh-dis-ee-uhs) ] A Greek hero in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). Odysseus helped bring about the fall of Troy by conceiving the ruse of the Trojan horse. After Troy was ruined, Odysseus wandered for ten years trying to return home, having many adventures along the way. (See Circe, Cyclops, Penelope, Scylla and Charybdis, and Sirens.) notes for Odysseus The story of Odysseus' journey home is told in the Odyssey of Homer. By extension, an “odyssey” is any long or difficult journey or transformation. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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