Odyssey

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Odyssey \Od"ys*sey\ ([o^]d"[i^]s*s[y^]), n. [L. Odyssea, Gr.
     'Ody`sseia, fr. 'Odyssey`s 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  odyssey
       n 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