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Odysseus

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Odysseus

Main Entry:: Odys·seus
Pronunciation:: \ō-ˈdi-sē-əs, -ˈdis-yəs, -ˈdi-shəs, -ˈdi-ˌshüs\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Greek
Date:: 1616

: 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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