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ODYSSEUS

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ODYSSEUS (noun)
  The noun ODYSSEUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odysseyplay

  Familiarity information: ODYSSEUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ODYSSEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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