the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An epic poem, attributed to Homer, in which are celebrated the adventures of Odysseus (Ulysses) during ten years of wandering, spent in repeated endeavors to return to Ithaca, his native island, after the close of the Trojan war.
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n. a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
n. a long wandering and eventful journey
Word Usage
"Told first-person by Ygor, this novel chronicles the four-year odyssey from the moment these two men first meet, to the fruition of their ultimate goal: to resurrect human life from dead bodies."