Odyssey - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Odyssey :  (noun)
1: a long wandering and eventful journey
2: a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy [syn: Odyssey]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Odyssey : \Od"ys*sey\, n. [L. Odyssea, Gr. ?, fr. ? Ulysses: cf.F. Odyss['e]e.] An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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