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Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey, spends 20 years traveling home from the Trojan War. He has astonishing adventures and learns a great deal about himself and the world; he even descends to the underworld to talk to the dead. Thus, an odyssey is any long, complicated journey, often a quest for a goal, and may be a spiritual or psychological journey as well as an actual voyage.
Examples of odyssey in a Sentence
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post: The odyssey of Abrego Garcia begins with a defunct registry.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
This odyssey is happening across the tourism industry, as governments and passengers start pressuring air carriers to do more for the environment.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
After my epic eight-day kayaking odyssey on the St. Johns River and a multiday trek on the Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail last year, my insatiable itch for adventure needed scratched again.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Odyssey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odyssey. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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named for the Odyssey, a long poem from ancient Greece telling the story of the 10-year wanderings of Odysseus, a Greek hero and king
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