Odysseus

noun

Odys·seus ō-ˈdi-sē-əs

-ˈdis-yəs,

-ˈdi-shəs,

-ˈdi-ˌshüs

: a king of Ithaca and Greek leader in the Trojan War who after the war wanders 10 years before reaching home

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In the novel, Percy embarks on a dangerous journey to rescue Grover, who is on a quest to find the god Pan but is captured by the same Cyclops that once held Odysseus captive. —

Esther Kang, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 That’s no way to treat a host; a decade of war and then a decade of Odysseus’s wanderings begin with that one break of the reciprocal stranger/host relationship. —

Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024 While the literary legacy of Parthenope had the character drowning herself after her songs failed to seduce Odysseus, Sorrentino’s version centers on a wealthy woman who slowly drives her family insane by her beauty. —

Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024 Eventually, Odysseus must have the men who partake of the lotus dragged back to the ship, crying, and bound beneath its rowing benches. —

Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Odysseus